running for office
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A talented wordsmith who writes his own books, and with a bestselling memoir penned before he considered running for office?
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
But he’s running for office with much greater ambitions.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
It also banned Ms. Le Pen from running for office for 45 months, with 30 months suspended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
"There's a big leap, massively, between running for office and campaigning, and all the glitter that comes with it, and then getting your hands dirty for the long haul," he adds.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
In the decades that followed, Colored people strove to educate themselves— organizing, creating self-help groups, running for office, fighting to change laws, founding schools, and so on.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
