represent
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Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park was leading public interest attorney Faizah Malik after a hard-fought contest to represent the city’s coastal neighborhoods, according to early election returns Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
“In the United States, these industries represent not just the heart of American cultural and intellectual life, but a pillar of its economy and one of its most powerful exports,” Sulzberger said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
He added that people wanted a "local lad" to represent them, who lives in and knows the area, and "knows the people and is well in tune with that".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
I think it’s a very unique experience to be running to represent a community that’s experiencing this level of pain, and to be in it with so many of them.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
The judge tells us that the new citizens on the stage represent more than thirty nations.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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List 6
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