as in candidates
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
predicted a tough year for summer job seekers
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Recent Examples of seekers
The Supreme Court also ruled this week that the administration has authority to block most asylum seekers from entering the country.
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Brian Mann,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Allowed Trump to turn back asylum-seekers at the southern border and to immediately halt temporary protection from deportation for Syrians and Haitians.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Here’s how job seekers can address them A long, silent thousand-yard stare should clear things up.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
In Edward Zwick's tense Civil War drama about the first all-Black Army regiment, freedmen and freedom seekers volunteer to prove to white America and themselves that liberty is worth dying for.
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Kevin P. Sullivan,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
The policy isn't in place now, though authorities have imposed other restrictions on asylum seekers.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
The policy is not in place now, though authorities have imposed other restrictions on asylum seekers.
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Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Rebekah Wolf, an attorney with the American Immigration Council, has been providing free legal services to asylum seekers for over a decade.
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Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
20 June 2026
Tough news for NoDa caffeine seekers.
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Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
Brian Mann,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Allowed Trump to turn back asylum-seekers at the southern border and to immediately halt temporary protection from deportation for Syrians and Haitians.
—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Here’s how job seekers can address them A long, silent thousand-yard stare should clear things up.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
In Edward Zwick's tense Civil War drama about the first all-Black Army regiment, freedmen and freedom seekers volunteer to prove to white America and themselves that liberty is worth dying for.
—
Kevin P. Sullivan,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
The policy isn't in place now, though authorities have imposed other restrictions on asylum seekers.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
The policy is not in place now, though authorities have imposed other restrictions on asylum seekers.
—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Rebekah Wolf, an attorney with the American Immigration Council, has been providing free legal services to asylum seekers for over a decade.
—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
20 June 2026
Tough news for NoDa caffeine seekers.
—
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seekers
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There were 13,350 ballots cast in the USC voting, and two candidates received at least 75% of the vote.
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Rather than replacing traditional physics calculations, the machine learning system acts as a filter, allowing researchers to focus computational resources on the most promising candidates.
Noun
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North Natomas Jibe also provides a $600 vanpool subsidy per vehicle for eligible applicants.
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Candidates arrive with context about the role and the culture that cold applicants rarely have.
Noun
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Such has been such a dramatic overhaul in the conference that the Heat at one moment can be viewed as contenders for the NBA Finals and at another the perception quite reasonably can be … right back in the play-in pool.
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Elsewhere, general classification contenders Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek), Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) and Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) all produced good performances to stay within 40 seconds of the leading pair.
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