senators

plural of senator
as in legislators
a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate Republican senators a former senator Senator Inouye

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Recent Examples of senators Democratic senators demanded answers about conditions on the ship after reports of broken plumbing, food shortages, and mental health crisis. Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 Blowing Oleksa’s cover would mean publicly admitting that there are five senators on her asset list — one of whom was seduced into posing for some, uh, compromising photographs. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026 Numerous studies have shown that Covid-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy, but Republican senators have recently stirred up false and misleading claims that are now spreading on social media. Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 In their letter, the senators raised alarms that Roblox is accessible to young children and has become a breeding ground for CSAM, which, in some cases, has led to grave consequences. Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026 The very early list includes former presidential candidates, governors, senators, House members and celebrities. Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2026 Trump has spent weeks hammering senators to pass the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID when casting a ballot. Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Craig had the backing of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several senators from battleground states. ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 At dinnertime, Thune gathered all the Republican senators for a meeting as the standoff deepened at the Capitol. Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
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  • After public pushback, state legislators backtracked and repealed some of the requirements.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
  • With this new evidence in hand, North Carolina’s legislators voted in July to continue the program, which was paused in the state’s budget impasse last year, scaling access to key drivers of savings and help close the gap in Medicaid state funding.
    Kody Kinsley, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026

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