runner-up
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It was understandable, therefore, why Zheng found a first-round defeat in Paris this year difficult to take - even if it was to eventual runner-up Maja Chwalinska after nine months on the sidelines.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
And it is currently unclear whether Andrew Feinstein, the independent runner-up to Sir Keir in the constituency at the 2024 general election, will stand too which could split the vote.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
He badly wanted the Dodgers, a runner-up in the bidding when Mark Walter bought them in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The young ’un is Trey McKinney, a wiry prodigy who broke into Elite Series fishing in his teens and has twice finished runner-up for Angler of the Year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Although she had been raised to ten dollars a week when she went on reading, her runner-up received twenty-five dollars a week and the other readers received twenty.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Fernandez was part of the Spain team that finished runners-up to England at Euro 2025.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea should be stripped of the Premier League title for 2016-17, when his Tottenham team finished runners-up.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Five English teams will try to stop them with Arsenal the favourites to better their runners-up slot from last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
He bagged 31 as they finished runners-up the following term, and 34 in 1994-95 as Rovers were crowned champions for the first time since 1914.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
It was what separated the queens from the runners-up.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
