council
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He said any policy would be developed "thoughtfully and lawfully", adding the council "should inform and serve residents, not campaign at them".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Howe Institute think tank’s business-cycle council, the recognized arbiter of declaring a recession, said it was premature to describe the current downturn as such because it lacked depth and diffusion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
He was able to capitalize on those conditions to outraise his main rivals, Bass and city council member Nithya Raman, and transform his candidacy from an afterthought into a national story.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The children, who are all in school apart from the youngest, were made wards of court in England and the council had been trying to bring them back through the courts in Pakistan.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
He’d be impressed by that, because he’d run for town council once and was always talking about “what a pleasure and a privilege it is for one citizen to serve another.”
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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