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challenger

[chal-in-jer] / ˈtʃæl ɪn dʒər /
NOUN
contestant
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Intel’s CEO said this week that the chip maker may return to the memory market, potentially making it a challenger to Micron and SK Hynix.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

That is perhaps why Concacaf president Victor Montagliani has been consistently mooted as the most likely challenger to Infantino in recent weeks.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Draper is one of the sport’s most ferocious young talents, considered a challenger to Sinner and Alcaraz.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass outraised her challenger, Councilmember Nithya Raman, by more than $300,000 in the first fundraising period of the general election, new campaign finance reports show.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

The challenger spun around in surprise, and Pax charged him headlong.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

New Chinese AI models big and small -- from Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 to Alibaba's popular Qwen series -- are grabbing attention as challengers to Anthropic and OpenAI's lead.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Businesses face an array of challengers, however, so the economy isn’t firing on all cylinders.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The trial’s results show that orforglipron, which was developed by Eli Lilly, can be considered one of semaglutide’s most credible challengers.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

Leclerc and team principal Frederic Vasseur, though, were cautious about their prospects of becoming consistent challengers to Mercedes.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Here and there a loop stuck out, maybe big enough to stick your pinky finger through, pitiful testimony to the challengers who had tried and failed.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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