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preselection

noun

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as in candidate

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Recent Examples of preselection This preselection process dramatically speeds things up, reducing what once took hours to something approaching real-time identification of maritime targets. — David Szondy may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026

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The event featured Georgia's congressional, Senate, House, and gubernatorial candidates discussing key economic issues affecting the state and nation.

— Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Mike Lindell, the founder of MyPillow, is a top Republican candidate in the governor's race.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

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Grassroots gut check Republican nominee for governor Rick Jackson speaks at the first rally of his general election campaign at Meadows at Mossy Creek in Cleveland last month.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Oscar and Emmy winner Julianne Moore is set to play the title role in Faydra, a lusty new play by In the Next Room Tony nominee Sarah Ruhl that will have its world premiere Off Broadway next year.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

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Many specifics remain unclear, but one idea would be to match up play-in teams across conferences, rather than within a conference or based solely on CFP selection committee rankings.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Carr was a four-time Pro Bowl selection in Oakland and Las Vegas.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of selection

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The continuing resolution passed by a vote of 90-6, including a provision which would block a White House proposal to give political appointees authority to review and approve grants.

— Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
This occurred under former President Joe Biden‘s term, when Democrats held a majority in the Senate and quietly urged then-Justice Stephen Breyer, a Clinton appointee, to step down while Democrats could still replace him.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026

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