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campaigning for public office; running for election to office.

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sleeping lizard
stump
stumped
Stumpiness

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I remember how he went to the nets, before the first match of the season, with his pocket full of sovereigns, which he put on the stumps instead of bails.

The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context

Ferko wandered out into the fields again, and sat down on the stump of a tree wondering what he should do next.

The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context

Thus the pair proceeded, at a good free pace, until suddenly, in a gloomy hollow of the road, Goodman Brown sat himself down on the stump of a tree and refused to go any farther.

Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

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