as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
first-time appliers for federal grant money
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Noun
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With nine prominent Democrats in the race, pressure on lower polling candidates to drop out has increased as concerns grow that Democrats will split their party’s vote in the June 2 primary, allowing two Republicans to slip into the runoff.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026 -
With nine prominent Democrats in the field, this has led to concerns among party leaders that the Democratic candidates may splinter the vote and the two Republicans could advance to the November ballot.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Drewenski’s first act as mayor was to appoint an acting clerk, following a process of seeking and interviewing applicants from the public that was discussed at the previous City Council meeting.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Commissioners unanimously denied the Lone Valley project, and the applicants pulled the impact fee credit item from consideration.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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