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Phil Weiser Tom Cooper/Getty Images for SeriesFest For much of the busy primary election, Bennet was seen as a frontrunner, running on his record as a moderate senator and focusing his campaign on affordability.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
1 July 2026 The senator froze up while speaking with reporters in two 2023 incidents and suffered several falls, using a wheelchair at times as a precaution.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
1 July 2026 The disclosure also lands as senators push to pass the Clarity Act, a bill that would regulate crypto market structure.—
Camila Grigera Naón,
Fortune,
1 July 2026 As a senator, Johnson had particularly objected to Harry Truman having sent troops to Korea without seeking support from Congress.—Literary Hub,
1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for senator
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Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French senatur, from Latin senator, from senatus