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Recent Examples of write-in
Following the chaotic altercation, the snack brand founder became a write-in candidate for Tuesday’s mayoral election.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Incumbent Yvette Colbourne faces a challenge from write-in candidate Luis Pedraza for Commission Seat 2.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Tariff fears dominated write-in responses to the survey.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Davis lost, but when write-in nominee Hal Mohr won for his cinematography in A Midsummer Night's Dream the following year, the practice was discontinued forever.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Incumbent Yvette Colbourne faces a challenge from write-in candidate Luis Pedraza for Commission Seat 2.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Tariff fears dominated write-in responses to the survey.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Davis lost, but when write-in nominee Hal Mohr won for his cinematography in A Midsummer Night's Dream the following year, the practice was discontinued forever.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write-in
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Kane County Clerk John Cunningham announced his office began mailing absentee ballots for the on March 7 to about 37,500 voters who submitted applications for permanent vote-by-mail ballots, according to the news release.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Even election processes have seen cost reductions, with the elimination of witness signature requirements for absentee ballots generating $7.1 million in annual savings.—
James Broughel,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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How States Adopted Medicaid Expansion In recent years, voters in seven states led by Republican governors expanded Medicaid through referendums, with voters in three of them amending the constitution.—
Sarah Kliff,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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In 2022, Schechter and others who were part of the Skokie Alliance for Electoral Reform gathered thousands of signatures to get reform referendums onto the November 2022 ballot.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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In a strange reversal of a longstanding trend with the Academy, this year’s documentary short ballot is almost entirely domestic (which is to say, films made by or about Americans), while the feature doc category — where subtitles aren’t so common — is entirely international.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2024
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About half a dozen poll workers said this election has been particularly slow, likely because of the short ballot and bad weather.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
16 May 2023
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Those ticket sales rank as the biggest debut of the year, as well as the best in history for a game-to-film adaptation.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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The normal advance ticket price is $10 for an adult.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/write-in. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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