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Recent Examples of candidacy
On Tuesday, his candidacy was brought to the Reading School District board for approval, normally a slam dunk.
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 20 May 2025
In an interview with the Tribune a week after the debate, Meza said that although having a leader who is representative of the Latino student body is a good thing, her candidacy is not about race.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Through the turbulence, Casey DeSantis hasn’t uttered another word about a candidacy that some operatives once believed was all but guaranteed.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
On Tuesday, Biss’ political director for that effort, state Sen. Robert Peters of Chicago, announced his candidacy for Kelly’s seat.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 20 May 2025
In an interview with the Tribune a week after the debate, Meza said that although having a leader who is representative of the Latino student body is a good thing, her candidacy is not about race.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Through the turbulence, Casey DeSantis hasn’t uttered another word about a candidacy that some operatives once believed was all but guaranteed.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
On Tuesday, Biss’ political director for that effort, state Sen. Robert Peters of Chicago, announced his candidacy for Kelly’s seat.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidacy
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Mia Matthews, ex-wife of Palm Beach real estate swindler and Rowland friend Robert Matthews, was in federal court Thursday in Bridgeport where, after pleading for leniency, she was sentenced to probation and fined $6,000 for evading $2.75 million in taxes with her former husband.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
5 June 2025
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In their sentencing filing Friday, Madigan’s attorneys asked U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey for a period of probation with some home confinement, citing Madigan’s age, his long record of public service and reputation for honesty and integrity.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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But the problem is the quality of education that the students receive, when they are rushed through the pipeline, with no time to focus on themselves, solely concentrated on productivity and employability, to pay back their debt.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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The spending proposal lawmakers approved, negotiated among the Democratic House and Senate leaders and the governor’s office, deviates from Pritzker’s original plan in certain areas, including funding for elementary and secondary education.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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San Francisco was trying to create a Marxist demonstration out of its schooling, and parents in the famously progressive city wanted nothing to do with it.—
The Editors,
National Review,
29 May 2025
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There seems to be a popular opinion among some teachers and parents that maintaining a native language would keep students back in their schooling.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
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