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as in suffrage
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election in the United States, women were granted the vote by the 19th Amendment in 1920
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as in ballot
a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election dropped her vote into the ballot box
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as in to propose
to set before the mind for consideration I vote we quit working and go out for lunch
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Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 Democrats won in a landslide in the 2025 gubernatorial election, but Virginia is still a fairly purple state, and Tuesday's redistricting vote seems to be a toss-up, even as the pro-redistricting side has massively outspent its opponents. —Jahd Khalil, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026 Peruvians voted for president on Sunday. —ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vote
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As recently as September, a bill to approve Iron Dome supplemental funding passed in the House with only nine dissenting votes. —Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 Democrats won in a landslide in the 2025 gubernatorial election, but Virginia is still a fairly purple state, and Tuesday's redistricting vote seems to be a toss-up, even as the pro-redistricting side has massively outspent its opponents. —Jahd Khalil, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
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The last time the Senate voted to disapprove arms sales to Israel, 27 Democrats backed the measure. —Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026 Peruvians voted for president on Sunday. —ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vote
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Some events the quilters chose to highlight are the Boston Tea Party, Emancipation Proclamation, Wounded Knee, women’s suffrage, Chinese railroad workers, desegregation, the Flint Strike and student protests.— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Another installation will tell the story of women's history through shoes, from the suffrage movement of the early 1900s to the heyday of Hollywood.— Jane Levere, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors said Maya’s ballot was counted in the recall election, but rejected the following year.— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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On the empty homes tax, which will appear as Measure A on the June ballot, Perez and Ramirez offered more tepid support than Molina and Martinez.— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
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Spreitzer, meanwhile, pointed to an August executive order that would allow a presidentially appointed individual to have the final say on grant solicitations and approvals.— Fiona Bork, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026
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Competition both in the creative world, but also in the information world, which so many of these entities have a great deal of say [over] and a great deal of control.— Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
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There have been dueling proposals ever since, with some fighting to keep the Bears in Chicago proper, others fighting to help the stadium get built in Arlington Heights, and recently Northwest Indiana jumping into the fray, proposing sites for a new Bears stadium in Gary and Hammond.— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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The order proposes strict five-year eligibility limits, caps transfers, and threatens to pull federal funding from institutions not following NCAA rules to establish a uniform national framework.— Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Mom and daughter share adoring glances at an event to celebrate International Women's Day in London.— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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The playoffs have delivered their share of Knicks villains over the years, from Reggie Miller to Joel Embiid to Tyrese Haliburton.— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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And as this headline suggests, today’s distribution agreements really are true partnerships that require filmmakers to pull their share of the marketing weight.— Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
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These observations suggest that small, mysterious moons with surprisingly different natures are the source of the particles that make up the two outermost rings, and that there are probably even more undiscovered moons to add to the 29 already known around Uranus.— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Hameed provides the voice and remote puppetry, while Shah inhabits the bear costume onstage.— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Gary Gerould has endeared himself to generations of fans as one of the most beloved figures in franchise history over 41 seasons as the radio voice of the Sacramento Kings.— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Velella velella rarely pose a risk to humans, according to the National Park Service.— Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/vote. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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