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congresswoman

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Recent Examples of congresswoman One of the president’s sons defended her, as did a Cabinet member and a congresswoman. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026 Some progressives looked at the field and determined that Elijah Manley, the most progressive candidate, couldn’t win — especially not when the disgraced ex-congresswoman who’d quit the seat was also running. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Black leaders criticized Wasserman Schultz, a white 11-term congresswoman, for running in the district. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Wasserman Schultz is a recognizable figure Several times outside of early voting sites, Black, white and Hispanic voters waved or stopped to talk to the congresswoman. — Bill Barrow, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for congresswoman

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That ruling came in a different legal case, brought by a Republican congressman who is running for reelection and a GOP candidate who won the primary under the new district lines.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Wedding clients perform love instead of living it; her brother, a congressman, disguises his LGBTQ identity to make his political one more palatable; the gentrifiers of her neighborhood trumpet their changes as progress.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

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