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Spillman received support from the public in droves, garnering a roughly 15,000-vote lead over the second place finalist, according to an article featured in the Las Vegas Sun before her debut.
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Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
PhD staff are fleeing federal agencies in droves.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
So all of these things combined along with, of course, of those two deadly shootings has really stirred fear among residents in the Twin Cities, but people are still coming out in droves, even amid freezing temperatures, sometimes below zero.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Over the last decade, the web of Noma alums opening their own bakeries and restaurants around Copenhagen has helped catapult the city’s dining scene to new heights, drawing food obsessives in droves.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
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Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
PhD staff are fleeing federal agencies in droves.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
So all of these things combined along with, of course, of those two deadly shootings has really stirred fear among residents in the Twin Cities, but people are still coming out in droves, even amid freezing temperatures, sometimes below zero.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Over the last decade, the web of Noma alums opening their own bakeries and restaurants around Copenhagen has helped catapult the city’s dining scene to new heights, drawing food obsessives in droves.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
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“In droves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20droves. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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