opponent
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With more than 98% of the votes counted in Sunday’s runoff election, she overtook her leftist opponent, Roberto Sánchez, with 50.002% support—a difference of just a few hundred votes out of nearly 20 million cast.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Across the same mat, an immunologist-by-day is teaching students how to pin a struggling opponent.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
There was no doubt the South African had denied his opponent a clear goalscoring opportunity.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
But starting against a gritty, grinding opponent with a long history of making better teams look bad will provide a useful test.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Our gazes met only for a moment, but long enough for his opponent to lunge forward.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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