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congresswoman

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Recent Examples of congresswoman Democratic infighting explodes as congresswoman defends socialists from party backlash. — FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 This story has been corrected to show the spelling of the Washington congresswoman’s first name is Suzan, not Susan. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 The congresswoman, her staffer and I grumbled about how unpredictable the House schedule has been lately. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Another member is the son of a congresswoman who has urged Kennedy to convene the panel. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for congresswoman

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Brooks, a South Carolina congressman, was retaliating for a speech Sumner had given condemning slavery and personally insulting a relative of Brooks.

— Paul Quigley, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
The congressman said the Israel Defense Forces later arrived but sided with the settlers.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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