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Noun
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The only question is how many of this three challengers will qualify by winning at least 15% of the delegate vote at a nominating convention on May 11.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026 -
Palmer, as well as the challengers, also support changing the city of Willow Park to a home rule charter.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
Noun
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The agency noted that criminal charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Three more defendants are awaiting extradition to San Diego.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The document filed by the Justice Department in the Los Angeles Superior Court case led by plaintiffs Todd and Kimberley Ferrier — whose Pacific Palisades home burned down — buttresses arguments made by the victims’ attorneys.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The plaintiffs are demanding that Cento bears the cost of the class notice and pays $25 million or more to the class members.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
Noun
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As with past years, each group of contestants had a practice round in which no one was eliminated.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The actual crew that follows the contestants was the actual people who film it, but that episode kept getting punted.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
Noun
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During the long aftermath of the civil-rights movement, many authors and advocates imagined that King’s struggle could be continued by expanding its reach.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Retirement advocates see any cap or cut in Social Security benefits as a slippery slope.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The Knicks look like bona fide title contenders.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Fourteen candidates are on the ballot, though only five, including Pratt, are viewed as viable contenders heading into the June 2 primary.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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“Skirmishers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmishers. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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