delegates

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As Ms. Barbier observes, “the delegates drinking together for months in 1775 and 1776 helped eventually, slowly, build consensus toward independence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

When questioned about other visa issues, which have affected fans and team delegates too, Infantino deflected attention to the 2035 Women's World Cup - which is almost certain to be awarded to the United Kingdom.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Every few years, the EIA would go over scenarios of oil jolts with varying degrees of severity in order to train the delegates on how to deal with their country’s strategic reserves, he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

When reached by phone, Glynn said delegates in the county voted and Murphy had the least amount of votes, which is why he did not receive the county’s endorsement.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

I was raised in the belief that these were obscure little engines inside my cells, owned and operated by me or my cellular delegates, private, submicroscopic bits of my intelligent flesh.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas