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as in suffrage
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
in the United States, women were granted the vote by the 19th Amendment in 1920
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as in ballot
a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election
dropped her vote into the ballot box
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as in say
the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion
he argued for a vote in the matter, since he was going to be affected by the final decision
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as in to propose
to set before the mind for consideration
I vote we quit working and go out for lunch
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Recent Examples of vote
Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Instead Trump swept the swing states, won the popular vote and saw Republicans secure control of both houses of Congress.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
For the first time in 20 years, the majority of Americans voting chose a Republican, Donald J. Trump, no less.
—Ted Trimpa, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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Though votes still are being counted, Democrats so far have managed to flip only one California seat north of Los Angeles and hold onto another in Orange County.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Instead Trump swept the swing states, won the popular vote and saw Republicans secure control of both houses of Congress.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
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Boeing had initially proposed a 25% raise, which was almost unanimously voted down by workers, leading to the strike.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
For the first time in 20 years, the majority of Americans voting chose a Republican, Donald J. Trump, no less.
—Ted Trimpa, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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The fight for women’s suffrage stretched back to at least 1848, when early suffragette leaders like Cady Stanton organized the first women’s rights convention in the United States in Seneca Falls, N.Y. Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.Maya Homan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
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There is also wisdom to be learned in the songs and traditions of past movements, when people banded together — for civil rights, for women’s suffrage — and found ways to keep hope alive against all odds.Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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Statewide, after national media for years showed images of thieves ransacking drug stores, Californians approved a ballot measure that tightened penalties on theft.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Democrats are fighting to maintain a razor-thin majority in the state House, other key roles of representation locally and in D.C. are in play, and races down the ballot will decide leadership in the realms of education and justice.Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Georgia voters are having their say in several key races in 2024.Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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What kind of things were these Constitutional Sheriffs and this organization doing in say, 2020, 2021?Leah Feiger, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
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Trump has proposed raising duties on imports from China by as much as 50%, to 60% in total, while adding duties of 10% to 20% against products from the rest of the world.William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Someone in the audience stands up and proposes that Charles be the next Golden Bachelor.Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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EchoStar shares, which closed at $26.13 on Monday, were at $21.99 on Thursday, a sign that investors weren’t pleased with the sale falling apart — although the earnings report could have played into the decline.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Berkshire also added more than 400,000 shares of pool equipment wholesale distributor Pool Corp. (POOL+3.51%), valued at about $152 million.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Netanyahu’s lack of strategic vision to accomplish this task, however, suggests that Israel will be prosecuting an ongoing war that has alienated many potential U.S. partners in the world.Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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The abuse victims’ attorneys, however, suggested that not funding the trust immediately would short-change people who had already been victimized by the church, given how the value of that trust could erode with time and inflation.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Sherman dons a Neanderthal forehead and chevron eyebrows to play freakazoid congressman Matt Gaetz, while Alec Baldwin pitched down his voice ever so slightly to play RFK Jr.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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Listen to your inner voice and broaden your scope regarding something or someone of interest.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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In the Philippines, the Communists pose crucial questions about poverty and control of resources.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The town has also posed two propositions to voters related to spending.Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vote. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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