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That would put the DOJ antitrust investigation starting around the time an anti-Netflix report by a Heritage Foundation spin-off was sent to GOP senators and MAGA loyalists early this month.—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026 Seven senators are retiring and one left for another job.—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026 Party leaders did coalesce behind one of the Democrats running to replace Pelosi, Scott Wiener, a liberal state senator who is vying be the first openly gay person to represent San Francisco in Congress.—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026 Although Cornyn faces an uphill primary battle, incumbents historically have a leg up in any race, leaving many Democrats less hopeful if Texas’s senior senator can clear Hunt and Paxton.—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 21 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