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Recent Examples of vie
This means candidates can vie against their own party not just in the primary, but in the general election as well.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Assembly District 65 A total of six candidates were vying for this district, which stretches from the Port of Los Angeles up to Compton and includes parts of Carson and Long Beach.
—Ryan Carter, Daily News, 3 June 2026
Lessons from down-ballot races A trio of Assembly races in Orange County were hot contests this year, with multiple candidates vying for open seats and special interest groups spending oodles of money.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
That’s typically the case with players on cheap contracts vying for a role.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Assembly District 65 A total of six candidates were vying for this district, which stretches from the Port of Los Angeles up to Compton and includes parts of Carson and Long Beach.
—Ryan Carter, Daily News, 3 June 2026
Lessons from down-ballot races A trio of Assembly races in Orange County were hot contests this year, with multiple candidates vying for open seats and special interest groups spending oodles of money.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
That’s typically the case with players on cheap contracts vying for a role.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vie
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Guests and locals compete for a time slot where treatments dip into jars of Valmont and Biologique Recherche products.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Brad Sugars, a business coach and founder of ActionCOACH, added that as entry-level opportunities decline for recent college graduates, teenagers are also competing with them.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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Prosecutors argue the order is needed to protect the jury pool, while defense attorneys contend the request is unsupported and unnecessary.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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On Monday, two contending teams made blockbuster trades in efforts to hoist the Lombardi Trophy at Super Bowl 61.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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“Vie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vie. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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