candidates

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That means job candidates may be in for a tough, lengthy search, even as the economy added 115,000 jobs last month, topping forecasts.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Other candidates could get in on the action and, as Labour’s current leader, Starmer could run again by default.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Espinosa was nominated by Antigua and Barbuda, and joins four other candidates already nominated to succeed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who stands down at the end of the year.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Researchers have already identified dozens of possible drug candidates for future investigation.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

There were thirty-three candidates, and each played behind a screen, making them invisible to the selection committee.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell