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Vermont’s Democratic Socialist senator and Florida’s right-wing governor want to slam the brakes on the hundreds of resource-intensive new facilities springing up across the country to power the artificial intelligence industry.—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026 Biel is a pitiless cokehead who, we’re told, later marries a senator and has four kids.—Ky Henderson, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026 Challenger Don Huffines, also a former state senator, leads the crowded field in the comptroller's race with 33% support.—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026 Justin Ready is a Republican Maryland state senator and minority whip representing District 5 in Carroll and Frederick counties.—Justin Ready, Baltimore Sun, 15 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