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officiary

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as in official

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Election officials say the program is prone to errors, but it is being promoted by people who have cast doubts about the 2020 election, including staffers of the Georgia State Election Board.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
The tradition, known as lördagsgodis, began in the 1950s by Swedish health officials to encourage limiting candy-eating to once a week and prevent cavities.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

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But hundreds of family court records obtained from the Augusta District Court clerk’s office detail years of allegations of physical and verbal abuse raised by his second ex-wife on behalf of herself and his daughters.

— Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 17 July 2026
Rice was 13 months old and never got to know his father, a body builder and supermarket stock clerk, according to the Rockland/Westchester Journal News.

— Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

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Schmidt was charged with three misdemeanors, including second-degree terroristic threatening, disorderly conduct and attempting to influence a public servant, the report states.

— Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2026
First of all, Alvaro Bedoya is an outstanding public servant.

— Cristian Farias, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

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The newest proposal to plug them — a nondisclosure agreement that federal agencies may roll out to more than 2 million civil servants — is unlikely to improve matters.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
Its senior leadership was appointed by the Hamas administration, while its hospitals and public health services were staffed largely by career doctors, medical workers, and civil servants.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 7 July 2026

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The previous officeholder, a Democrat, carried the seat by 6 percentage points in 2022.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Becerra, a longtime Democratic officeholder, received support from 61% of likely voters, compared with 36% for Hilton, a populist conservative who once advised a British prime minister.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

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