Elect
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Both words in one sentence
- Jackson successfully disarm a puzzle-bomb, after which they elect to hand it over to the authorities, to prevent some kid from picking it up.
Source: Strange Minds Think Alike -
Truth in Television, sort of: A president-elect, governor, business leader, etc., initiates a search committee to fill an appointed position, but ends up picking someone on the committee or the person who had already been helping him in that area anyway.
Source: Actually, I Am Him
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