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[voht] / voʊt /




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We actually had a system where presidents would follow the Constitution, go to Congress, say, “May I receive these?,” and Congress would take an up or down vote.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

SoCalGas suggested the vote was a loss for the state.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

"I could have stayed at home, but we fought for the right to vote and, look, it was partly for the joke that Farage is," she said.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

McNamara said the EU had met with the opposition, government and even the chief justice to stress that any challenges to the vote outcome should be handled "peacefully".

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

She was the first to speak and declared, “Any school that could produce such a well-rounded aficionado of ferns must be doing a superb job. I vote to keep Swanburne Swanburne!”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

His closest challenger, Brian Mundubile, had 1,030,662 votes in a field of 14 hopefuls.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Then the board of directors, consisting of 15 members and led by the country club’s president, former AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson, votes up or down, one member said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Count Binface -- the alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey -- exceeded expectations, however, taking 9,455 votes, 27 percent of the total.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

It is repaid if a candidate polls more than 5% of the total number of valid votes cast in the constituency.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Riding to victory on these votes, the Irish politicians filled city jobs—policemen, firemen—with their fellow Irishmen, who in turn watched protectively over the Irish and eastern European communities.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Kerry Mitchell, who lives in Wix, said she had voted for Count Binface because he would have made for a "more credible, honest, responsible, not to say committed, MP than Nigel Farage".

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Among the Democrats who voted for the bill was Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

And the school board voted to make her take that down.”

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Diana later withdrew all but two of its board nominees, and Genco shareholders voted against those candidates at a shareholder meeting in June, Genco has said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

All the women voted for the goddess, and all the men for the god.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Compared with years without a midterm election, stocks, credit and rates all underperform, they said, with investors acting on uncertainty about 50 working days before voting starts.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

Mundubile had earlier claimed victory and alleged there were voting irregularities.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

He was an immediate hit with the Yankees, winning 21 games in 1979 and finishing second in the American League Cy Young voting, then won 22 in ’80.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

As of May, only one illegal voting case has been referred for prosecution in Minnesota.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

In the halls of Congress, lawmakers rose one after another to denounce Sunday’s attack and demand new voting rights legislation.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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