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nominees

noun

plural of nominee

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one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty as the club's vice presidential nominee, she was expected to support the president's position

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Recent Examples of nominees Eiren’s pick now advances to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which will winnow submissions from countries around the world down to a shortlist of 15 films before narrowing to five nominees. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Jolly and Nixon are as willing and able as any nominees ever to take the real issues to the people, to speak truth to power. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 So here are my rankings of the writing and directing nominees for drama, comedy and limited series, ordered from least to best. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Press were not in the room for the event, and neither were phones or cameras, but one photo of Swift with her fellow nominees Weiss and Ross was shared with Deadline (see it below). — Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 Year after year, the nominations often seem like they were hastily pulled together at the last minute after someone remembered there needed to be actual nominees in order for the show to exist. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 Both nominees will now be pivoting their attention to campaigning until Election Day in November. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026 The Black nominees typically do not focus on the history at stake, instead emphasizing their experience and policy proposals. — Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Other notable first-time nominees include Don Toliver, Kali Uchis, Noah Kahan, Olivia Dean, Tucker Wetmore and Sienna Spiro. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Meanwhile, outside the five districts that Democrats hope to switch, there are safely Democratic districts where progressive candidates are jousting with mainstream rivals, a subset of the national party’s ideological conflict.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Two possible Democratic 2028 presidential candidates — ex-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Rahm Emanuel, an ex-Chicago mayor who was President Barack Obama’s first White House chief of staff — have campaigned with Powell.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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