Example Sentences

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It was not born of a street movement, nor did it emerge into a moment of anti-incumbent fury.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Yet soon he will be just another incumbent, in an anti-incumbent world.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

Jeffries told MSNBC: “We can’t be hysterical in our assessment that this was some anti-incumbent wave.”

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2024

For more established candidates, the negative messaging may come from a place of desperation: Even before the controversy consumed City Hall early in October, an anti-incumbent mood seemed to have settled over Los Angeles.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2022

Flores served three terms before losing to paint-store owner Rudy Svorinich Jr. amid an anti-incumbent election season that also pushed out Councilwoman Joy Picus, who represented the west San Fernando Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2021