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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
Noun
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Who were the political nominees?—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang announced the nominees across two podcast eps, because this thing is chock full of categories.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 May 2026
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Magyar’s government plans to investigate and recover public funds misused under Orbán while ordering appointees to step down and joining EU corruption probes.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Among Makary’s most polarizing appointees was Vinay Prasad, who served as a key agency official overseeing vaccines and biotech treatments before stepping down at the end of April.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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“Preselections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselections. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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