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

Chairman Mondalla explained that the board would hear from the two proposal candidates first and then from the members of the community who’d been sworn in.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya