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[voht] / voʊt /




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Beatty was prompted to take on the Kennedy Center fight after she said the host muted her when she tried to object during the board’s first vote to rename the center in December.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

For Berlin, the broadcaster put the CDU on 20% of the vote share when polls closed, behind Die Linke on nearly 26%.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

“We’d rather have no bill than a bad bill,” he posted on X before a key Senate vote on Jan. 15.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

The resolution to reappoint Chandrasekharan, while approved by the board, could be defeated at the company's Annual General Meeting as Tata Trusts is likely to vote against it, putting a question mark over his future.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

If she ever wants to play an instrument, I would vote for cymbals.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

That has been visible in my votes on the council.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

A.I. fears reach a fever pitch, Kevin Warsh votes to raise rates, and the SEC allows stocks to trade like crypto.

From Slate Sep. 19, 2026

Roughly one in three American adults never votes at all.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

Flock had signed contracts with law enforcement without local votes, he said, which only fueled the blowback.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Ninety percent of Durham’s black voters cast their ballots for Grabarek, handing the new mayor his slim margin of victory with their 2,418 votes.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

I have voted for multiple budgets that have maintained our police staffing, sought to expand our police staffing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

The City Council voted 5-2 to end the Flock contract.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

When it came to the vote, 16 councillors voted for a referendum while 24 opposed it.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Yet, a majority voted to permit their production, arguing with a straight face that having “regulated peptides” was somehow better than letting people buy unvetted black-market remedies.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

The class had voted to see Charlie off at the station.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

McKibben launched a national movement five years ago called Third Act, and tens of thousands of people 60 and older have signed on to advocate for climate action, voting rights and civic participation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

A person with significant control is usually someone who has more than 25% shares or voting rights in a company, can appoint or remove a majority of directors, or can influence or control the company.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Kevin Warsh and colleagues cranked up the hawkish dial, voting unanimously and signaling more hikes are on the way.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The president doesn’t control voting and as long as state and local officials remember that, it’ll probably be okay.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

So the teachers had stood aside and watched as others fought for voting rights.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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