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He will need the local party to select him as a candidate for the constituency of Makerfield, and then would need to win the by-election in a race that could be close with Reform UK.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Recalling the series' highlight, when he unexpectedly found himself up close with a group of mountain gorillas, Attenborough described the experience as "bliss" and "extraordinary".
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Callan was a smart, joyful kid who looked up to his dad and was close with his younger brother.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
The story he tells here effectively reaches a close with the publication of “Dubliners” in 1914.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Magdalys wasn’t that close with most of them, but she’d come to rely on their faces, their smiles and pouts and quirks and annoyances, as part of her daily life.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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