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Noun
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Sitting presidents typically report earnings from the prior year, while candidates provide figures up to the date of their filing.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
18 June 2025 -
In 11 of the last 12 elections, the candidate who won the Virginia governorship was from the opposition party of the president who had been elected to the White House a year earlier.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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The 18-year-old Frenchman is considered a boom-or-bust selection who offers long-term upside and defensive versatility.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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The selection of passengers for the invite-only test skewed toward Tesla bulls, including Dan Ives.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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Whether Trump's appointees can manage DOGE without Musk's help or his appointees remains to be seen, as DOGE continues to seek new hires.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
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Two of the three seats will then be held by his appointees — a dangerous concentration of power.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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“Preselection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselection. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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