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representative

[rep-ri-zen-tuh-tiv] / ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛn tə tɪv /






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Chelsea, the Football Association, and a representative for Boehly have been contacted for comment.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

A representative for Cross River did not immediately return a request for comment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Mr. McCarthy also doesn’t reckon with differences among men of different ages, or ask whether his sample is representative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Former Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene called it “more than blasphemy.”

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

A much more representative viewpoint is that of a three-year-old girl dying from malnutrition in first-century China because her father’s crops have failed.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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