Example Sentences

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Speaking following her deselection, the former Labour candidate said the decision to drop her was "cruel and devastating".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

Joyce McCarty made the claim in a text message following the deselection of Newcastle City Council leader Nick Forbes ahead of the May elections.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2022

It turns out that deselection is another thing that Soames now has in common with his grandfather.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2019

Many have little to lose given they face the prospect of possible no-confidence motions and deselection by their local parties before the next election.

From The Guardian • Feb. 18, 2019

It's their job, although it's hard not to feel as if the police are interfering in an important system of Darwinist attrition – natural deselection, if you like.

From The Guardian • May 28, 2010