interviewee
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Odds swung whenever a new Bessent interviewee was revealed and whenever the president made an offhand comment on any potential nominee.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
During the protest, Lemon said that he was not associated with the demonstrators, but was present as a member of the press after he followed an interviewee into the church.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2026
“I have no feelings either way,” he tells one irate interviewee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Her first interviewee stutters, “Uh, heaven, heaven is, uh, um, let me see.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
I was very confused about why the window was set up in such a way that the human connection was lost between the interviewer and the interviewee.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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The interviewees cared little for the politicians they are paid to support.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
"That became a habit, they're used to it," said one 29-year-old veteran of the capital's elite party scene, who like other interviewees requested anonymity for security reasons.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
He weaves the stories together with musicians from perennially imperiled New Orleans performing for his interviewees at a “welcome table” on a levee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The Met says it does not comment on the specifics of individuals interviewed or potential interviewees at any stage during an investigation.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
He found it mildly interesting that almost all of the interviewees said that of all the places in the world, they—just like Lindsey Lee Wells—would want to stay in Gutshot.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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