midterm

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Recent Examples of midterm But is this the beginning of a MAGA marathon or an early sprint before the chance of a changing tide in the 2026 midterm elections? Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2025 Brown did win reelection in 2018, so a Democratic victory in a Trump midterm wouldn't be unprecedented. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 Those issues are certain to test how much Democrats will go along with and what voters will approve of come the 2026 midterms. Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2025 Biden spent much of his speech urging unity to kick off the second half of his presidency following the 2022 midterm elections, but a back-and-forth inside the chamber with Republicans was the key takeaway from the address. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for midterm 
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Noun
  • Looking at Luminate’s midyear numbers for 2024, the figure doubled to six, and that doesn’t include Death of Slim Shady — which dropped in July.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
  • As of last June according to its midyear report, EQT is sitting on $50 billion in dry powder.
    Hank Tucker, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Students who read the essay without a pretest were given additional time to study, or else the students’ attention was focused on the critical passages in one of several ways: by italicizing the critical section or by making the key term that would be tested bold, or by a combination of strategies.
    Bridgid Finn, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2010
  • After families submit an initial pretest for students, the district manages the weekly testing through mobile clinics that move from campus to campus.
    Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2021
Noun
  • The most recent exam was administered in early 2024 in every state, testing fourth- and eighth-grade students on their math and reading skills.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The national exam results also show growing inequality: While the highest-performing students have started to regain lost ground, lower-performing students are falling further behind.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025

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