political

Example Sentences

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It’s hard to believe those suspects don’t know where the missing—dead or alive—are and the names of the capos’ political allies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Iranian authorities had immediately urged local people and tribesmen to join security forces in searching for the airman last Friday, realising the potential political and military value of capturing him alive.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Kavanagh’s daily wrap-up developed an audience among political insiders — lawmakers, lobbyists, legislative staffers — and then a following that grew to include other reporters and, eventually, readers throughout California and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

New research by the Protest Project, led by sociologists Dana Fisher and Arman Azedi, suggests that No Kings is having a positive effect on encouraging political engagement, efficacy and momentum among participants.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

In the midst of this willful confusion, one Madisonian conviction shone through with his more characteristic clarity—namely, that slavery was an explosive topic that must be removed from the political agenda of the new nation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis