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And while USC has yet to play in the College Football Playoff, Oregon has already made three appearances and finished once as runner-up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 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

To raise the price, Amazon began entering its own bid, known as a “soft reserve,” which was higher than the price of the runner-up bidder, the FTC will allege.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The Zambian opposition leader who was runner-up in this month's disputed presidential election surrendered to police on Thursday after two weeks in hiding following a summons over an alleged national security threat, state media reported.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

The extra sign announced that the town’s Under-14s team was the third runner-up in the interstate Hundred-Yard Sprint, or that the town was the home of the Illinois Girls’ Under-16s Wrestling semifinalist.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

They were runners-up at 2022's Under-19 Euros, beaten by England in extra-time in the final, and would go on to make the semi-finals of 2023's Under-20 Euros.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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

The Premier League team of the year, as voted for by the players, was dominated by champions Arsenal and runners-up Man City.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

On 10 occasions the two teams have finished as the top two in the Premier League - with four of those times being the Shield winners top and the losers as runners-up.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

The reporter has already started discussing the Wardraft runners-up wild cards who will replace me and Ren.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu