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nominate

[nom-uh-neyt, nom-uh-nit] / ˈnɒm əˌneɪt, ˈnɒm ə nɪt /


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Upon completion of the financing round, Wallenberg Investments intends to nominate its senior industrialist Hakan Buskhe as a board member of Stegra, and senior advisor Leif Johansson as chair of the board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Then: “If he chooses to nominate somebody else and asks me to go do something else, I will say, ‘Thank you very much.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

And for the open seat in Iowa, Democrats seem likely to nominate a two-time Paralympic gold medalist who represents the reddest state house seat held by a Democrat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Following the publication of the initial list of players, franchises were asked to nominate which players they would potentially be interested in.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

“I—I wanted to know why you didn’t think to nominate me for the study abroad program.”

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson




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