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Example sentences for: candidacy

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The nomination gets lots of space elsewhere, but only the LAT infuses the vote with racial overtones from the git-go, saying in the first sentence that the vote "killed the candidacy of the first black ever nominated to be Air Force secretary," even though the issues that brought him down were discrepancies in his statements about his career as a pilot and his apparent practice of pressuring subordinates to buy Amway products from him.
Her know-it-all persona makes him sick, and without fully realizing what he's doing, he sets about trying to sabotage her candidacy.
His candidacy has started a healthy debate within Republican ranks.
Though he won't officially declare his candidacy until June, he paraded notable supporters such as former GOP Chairman Haley Barbour and House GOP Chairman J.C.
In touting Walter Shapiro's candidacy for the Senate, you neglected to mention one thing: Walter is a seasoned campaigner, having run for Congress in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1972.