as in candidates
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
divinity students who were all expectants for a curacy
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Noun
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The two candidates who advance to the general election would be wise to offer Californians a hope for the future that doesn’t call back to our yesterdays.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026 -
Becerra went from polling in the single digits before the fallout in early April to being among the top gubernatorial candidates.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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But the 2023 decision promulgated the racist myth that the plaintiffs had been rejected in favor of less qualified Black and Brown applicants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The difference in median MCAT scores between the white and Black applicants accepted at UCLA, Simpson points out, could be as few as seven answers on a test with 230 questions.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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By any interpretation, Euphoria had established itself as one of HBO’s top-performing awards contenders.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
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Through best-of-three trials, eight remaining contenders will advance to Oklahoma City.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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“Expectants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectants. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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