as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
a debate between the two aspirants for the highest office
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But above all, Trump's rallies have focused on attacking his political opponents, starting with 2016 Republican aspirant Jeb Bush and moving on to Democrats Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Harris, as well as Republicans like Liz Cheney.
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David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
But how does an artist like Charli keep that flame cooking, once presidential aspirants are no longer using her font?
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Chief among the other aspirants to the papacy: From Nigeria, the popular candidate Adeyemi (Lucian Msamati), who if elected becomes the first Black pope.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
Similarly, a sideline meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, both aspirants to join BRICS, raised hopes that a final peace treaty between the two warring states might be imminent.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
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David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
But how does an artist like Charli keep that flame cooking, once presidential aspirants are no longer using her font?
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Chief among the other aspirants to the papacy: From Nigeria, the popular candidate Adeyemi (Lucian Msamati), who if elected becomes the first Black pope.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
Similarly, a sideline meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, both aspirants to join BRICS, raised hopes that a final peace treaty between the two warring states might be imminent.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Aspirant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspirant. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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