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Recent Examples of nominations
But Ha’s performance took me out of that, in the best way possible, and warrants a Primetime Emmy acting nod — while the show is big on nominations for below-the-line work, only Regé-Jean Page has earned an acting nomination, and that was in 2021 for Season 1.
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Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Bracco — who earned four Emmy nominations on The Sopranos as Tony Soprano's (James Gandolfini) therapist, Jennifer Melfi — first played mob wife Karen Hill in Goodfellas, receiving a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1991.
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Glenn Garner,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Since then, The Lumineers have chalked up more than 6 billion streams across five albums, scored two Grammy nominations, earned five Billboard Music Award nods, and picked up an American Music Award nomination.
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Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
11 Aug. 2025
The raft of Emmy nominations helps make up for the Oscar near-nomination.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Bracco — who earned four Emmy nominations on The Sopranos as Tony Soprano's (James Gandolfini) therapist, Jennifer Melfi — first played mob wife Karen Hill in Goodfellas, receiving a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1991.
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Glenn Garner,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Since then, The Lumineers have chalked up more than 6 billion streams across five albums, scored two Grammy nominations, earned five Billboard Music Award nods, and picked up an American Music Award nomination.
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Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
11 Aug. 2025
The raft of Emmy nominations helps make up for the Oscar near-nomination.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominations
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Three candidates are challenging mainstream Democrats for NYC congressional seats in the 2026 midterm elections, with the mayor's backing.
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Yet meaningful change has been slow to materialize, souring views of Starmer’s premiership and inflicting heavy losses on the Labour Party in local government elections in May, which virtually sealed his fate.
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Those recommendations include developing stronger performance measures, improving data collection, tracking client outcomes more consistently and identifying which shelter programs are delivering the most effective results.
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The Board’s recommendations are advisory, and Meta is not required to implement them, though the company has historically acted on roughly 75 percent of Board recommendations, which makes its response to this particular ruling worth watching.
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Blanco and añejo tequila are classic margarita liquor selections.
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The Kings drew rave reviews following the draft with many analysts giving them A grades for the selections of Acuff, Karaban and Sharp.
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For Scarlett Sieber, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at Money20/20, the convergence is already visible in the submissions her team receives from across the industry.
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According to Film Independent, submissions will be evaluated on criteria that reflect both the Spirit Awards’ mission and the specific goals of the new category.
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During that window, riders who are not going to the match should take PATH from 33rd Street to Hoboken or Newark Penn Station for trains to other destinations.
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Larry Brown, of Atlanta, was using the train to visit multiple destinations, including New Orleans and, on Monday Chicago.
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Applicants have until Monday, August 3 of 2026 to submit their bids for the position, which can be filled by one individual or by a team of two or more people.
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Other interested parties have until Tuesday to submit formal bids.
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The 34-year-old democratic socialist's choices were pitted against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, also of New York, in what will likely be viewed as a big and successful early test at establishing a new faction within the national party.
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May said the outcome reflects the consequences of the choices made that night.
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Powell, who was indigent and could not afford an attorney, wrote his own motions to the court six times in the ensuing years, trying multiple routes to overturn his conviction or at least reduce his prison time.
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The lawsuit is expected to last well into late 2027 with discovery and other legal motions.
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“Nominations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominations. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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