representative
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A representative for Paramount did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
To the extent that this whole machinery of law and justice and representative democracy was constructed for anyone, it was constructed for you.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
They will travel from near the Moncloa Palace, the prime minister's official residence, to Cibeles Square, the central government's representative in Madrid, Francisco Martin, told Spanish public television.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The traditionally working class, northern sport of rugby league had never had a representative knighted in 130 years, prompting claims of snobbery.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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
Natural Resources Wales said farmers and representatives from the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park were also working under the direction of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service to support the "ongoing response from a safe distance".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Based on public statements that have been made by her family and representatives, our thoughts are with Elaine and her family right now,” Woodside said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Each company and trade body can request an oral hearing before representatives of the commission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
But slavery ended not because some brave judge declared it unconstitutional, but because the people’s representatives in Congress passed the 13th Amendment to make it so.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
The ministers began selecting people to be representatives in the courtroom.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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