contender
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Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, knows he could have been a contender for first minister.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Rubio, along with Vance, is widely seen as a top contender to lead the Republicans after Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
But there is a third contender who consistently registers double digits in 2028 polling, with numbers quite close to the top two.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
Jim Desmond, a San Diego County supervisor and former commercial airline pilot, entered the race with Issa’s endorsement and quickly emerged as the leading Republican contender when Trump backed his campaign in April.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The only serious contender for primacy was Benjamin Franklin, but just before his death in 1790, Franklin himself acknowledged Washington’s supremacy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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