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The appropriations bill for DHS was the only one that was not passed as is, with senators agreeing on a two-week stopgap funding the agency while negotiations about reform play out.—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 2 Feb. 2026 Continue reading … SENATE STANDOFF – Karoline Leavitt unleashes on Republican senator for holding the country 'hostage'.—FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026 Georgia’s senators are still pursuing that approach, with a Senate committee on Wednesday voting to make the limit mandatory.—Jeff Amy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026 The Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar spoke.—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for senator
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Etymology
Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French senatur, from Latin senator, from senatus