challenger
Example Sentences
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That's complemented by 15 assists, 14 of those coming in Serie A for the league leaders, which is one every other game and double his nearest challenger.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Seven City Council incumbents face at least one challenger, while Councilmember Monica Rodriguez is running unopposed to represent her northeast San Fernando Valley district.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
A new challenger also emerged on Sunday when Senator Paloma Valencia won a center-right primary by a wide margin.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
Investors shouldn’t even take the current dominance of OpenAI, Anthropic and Google as an absolute, as Slowinski cautioned that a dark-horse challenger could still emerge to disrupt the hierarchy in the coming months.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026
Which is why, after leaving it outside for a year, Mr. Cobble took it down and kept it in a secret place inside the store and brought it out only to meet a challenger.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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