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Bass said that when she toured police station houses after being elected, the number one complaint she heard was about the perception that lower-ranking officers are punished more severely than command staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Irranca-Davies said his message for new Senedd members, elected in May, was that the "institution is at its best when we recognise that disagreement need not mean division".
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
She remembered a time when Arab and Muslim New Yorkers struggled to find elected officials willing to acknowledge their experiences at all.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Leo's thoughts, upon being elected pope in May 2025, were immediately with his "beloved diocese of Chiclayo," which earned a special mention in his first public address from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Flamsteed took up residence there in July 1676 and was elected as one of the Fellows of the Royal Society in the same year.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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