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Recent Examples on the Web Charles Adias, state collation officer for the presidential election, told reporters, political party officials and law-enforcement agents gathered at the regional results center to disperse until the electoral commission clarified his role to the public. Ruth Olurounbi, Bloomberg.com, 28 Feb. 2023 An electoral officer in Rivers State, Nigeria’s main oil hub, suspended the collation of votes on Tuesday, saying he’d been blamed for the malfunctioning of the voter-verification system and his life had been threatened. Ruth Olurounbi, Bloomberg.com, 28 Feb. 2023 Mahmood Yakubu, head of Nigeria’s election commission, said national collation of results in the presidential election would commence at noon on Sunday. Chinedu Asadu, ajc, 25 Feb. 2023 Advertisement The result collation process will shift from manual to virtual transmission. Tolu Olasoji, Quartz, 24 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for collation 
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Noun
  • Tom Parker Bowles, son of Queen Camilla and both the stepson and godson of King Charles, is spilling the tea on what’s been simmering in palace kitchens for generations.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Frau Hermann sipped her tea with a sudden faraway look.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The biscuits were originally introduced to the breakfast menu in the 1980s, but were pulled from Hardee’s menus across the country in 2002.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Popular on Variety Matt Lichtenberg of Level Four Business Management, LLC, will be honored with the Business Manager of the Year award at the upcoming breakfast, in recognition of his dedication to his clients and an outstanding career spanning over four decades.
    William Earl, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Unlike Aldi and Walmart’s turkey dinner, Sam’s Club is also offering to deliver the meal fully pre-cooked, ready to be heated up and served in under two hours.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Long before plant-based was a buzzword, Amanda Cohen was serving vegetables for dinner.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Despite only a handful of ingredients needed, this is a satisfying and substantial supper, with plenty of gooey cheese.
    Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
  • One of the defining characteristics of the religious dinners and suppers celebrated around this time of year is a big, full table (and sometimes an Italian master painting the whole thing).
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Includes valet parking, cocktails, buffet dinner, entertainment by Art Gore and the Jazz Knights.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Nurse Practitioner Avery Morgan (Phillipa Soo), however, has worked aboard the Odyssey for years and sees this all the time: Dratch’s man’s got iodine poisoning from eating too much of the unlimited shrimp at the seafood buffet.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Someone on the way to New Orleans might stop for lunch or to spend the day in Pascagoula.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
  • His ideal Seattle day: Biking from the Seattle waterfront to the Burke-Gilman Trail and over to Kirkland for lunch (with periodic stops for beer).
    Melissa Santos, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Set out a smorgasbord of mustards and pop a couple—or a dozen—in your mouth.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Pair with pumpernickel bread and fresh butter or a Nordic smorgasbord.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Bacon for Lunch Kevin Bacon showed up for a luncheon honoring Chevy Chase at the New York Friars' Club on Oct. 17.
    John Russell, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The two honorees attended a school assembly before the luncheon at the Signia by Hilton hotel.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2024

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“Collation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collation. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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