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congresswoman

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Recent Examples of congresswoman The Republican congresswoman running against Turek, Ashley Hinson, recently gathered farmers, researchers and local officials to discuss Iowa’s water problems. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The charges come more than a year after Mace, the Republican congresswoman from South Carolina, delivered a remarkable 53-minute speech on the House floor. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 The organization has not publicly commented on federal agents’ search of the congresswoman’s home. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026 The congresswoman, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, will join El-Sayed on a bus tour through Michigan’s rural Upper Peninsula on Thursday, including stops in Escanaba, Iron Mountain and Marquette. — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for congresswoman

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Democratic congressman Ro Khanna of California was also briefly detained by Israeli forces while visiting the West Bank in July.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
When the boyish, affable congressman became the first Latino lawmaker appointed to the powerful House Ways and Means Committee in his second term, national outlets took notice.

— Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

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