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
There was no doubt the South African had denied his opponent a clear goalscoring opportunity.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
In 2020, the last time Collins was reelected, polls predicted she would lose to her Democratic opponent, but she secured reelection, even as the state went for Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential race.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
It has also brought together Israeli and Lebanese army officials to enhance security coordination around their shared opponent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
During one long, exasperating endgame, it began to rain, and neither he nor his opponent would let the storm stay their appointed task of finishing the game.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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