contenders

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Burnham is expected to remove Chancellor Rachel Reeves from her position as the first ever woman in No 11, and the top contenders to replace her are men.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

The executive was promoted last week to co-president, marking him as one of two top contenders to succeed Dimon when he retires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Currently ranked 10th in the world, Germany are not widely seen as genuine contenders to win the trophy, even if coach Julian Nagelsmann insists that has to be their aim.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

He has held the belts and contenders have been waiting for their turn.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

From a scramble of contenders I got one of the jugs, elbowed off a counterattack, opened it, sampled it, choked, and then went through with my original plan by stopping Brinker’s mouth with it.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles