runner-up

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A four-time player, Season 23 runner-up and 2015 Survivor Hall of Fame inductee, Coach is one of the show’s most legendary figures.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

In Paris, the race is looking tight between leftist Emmanuel Gregoire, a former deputy of outgoing Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo, and his runner-up, right-wing ex-minister Rachida Dati.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

"I was attacking the golf course versus playing defensive," said the American, who has twice finished runner-up at the PGA Tour's flagship tournament.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

In 2003, he showed up as a guest judge on the second season of “American Idol,” declaring its runner-up Clay Aiken was “ear delicious.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

He had a nice smile, a pretty wife who had been runner-up in a state beauty contest fourteen years ago, and two good-looking kids.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols