Example Sentences

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Bellows, now Maine’s secretary of state and a gubernatorial candidate, recently struck the question from the ballot due to invalid signatures, a decision that’s now in court.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

The Maine Girl Dads collected more than 70,000 signatures for their petition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

In other words, different physical processes can produce very similar observable signatures, making it challenging for the AI to correctly identify which parameter is responsible.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The proposed measure garnered more than 1 million petition signatures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

She had assumed she was going to be praised for her work in Maine the previous winter, when she had collected more than one hundred thousand women’s signatures in support of a prohibition law.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling