candidacy

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Recent Examples of candidacy What To Know Delgado announced his candidacy on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday afternoon. Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025 The forums were meant to give students, faculty, staff and the broader community a chance to ask questions and vet her candidacy before the state university system’s Board of Governors votes to make her appointment official. Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025 The 52-year-old Barnstable Republican touted the May cash haul as the largest of any conservative candidate for governor, challenger, or incumbent in the first filing period following an announcement or declaration of candidacy. Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 2 June 2025 The candidacies are nonpartisan, but the ballot will indicate which candidates have been proposed by committees from the executive, legislative or judicial branch, as well as those who are currently in office. Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for candidacy
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Noun
  • Jones had active warrants for his arrest, including one from Baltimore County and one from Baltimore City for a violation of probation, the release says.
    Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2025
  • In April 2025, he was sentenced to about two years in prison and three years probation for stealing Rovet's mother's jewelry.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Its customer base covers various areas, including animals, education, health care, and homelessness.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
  • This year’s event promotes the importance of education, contributions and achievement.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The letter comes amid the former couple’s ongoing legal battles over their daughter’s schooling and summer schedule.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 June 2025
  • With the governor’s signature, Craig can give someone a job after basic health and safety instruction instead of turning them away and directing them to get 1,550 hours of traditional and costly schooling.
    Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

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