runnerup

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He was the runnerup in the 2012 and 2018 presidential elections but was beaten on both occasions by current President Sauli Niinistö.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023

Medvedev, the 2019 champion and 2020 runnerup to Novak Djokovic, overcame a run-in with a television camera, but he couldn’t get past his fellow Russian.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2021

Hurts transferred from Alabama to Oklahoma after losing his starting job to Tua Tagovailoa and was runnerup for the Heisman Trophy last year when he threw for 3,851 yards and 32 touchdowns.

From Washington Times • May 4, 2020

Adding to his score from the short program, Chen recorded a total of 299.09, finishing 45 points clear of the runnerup, fellow American Jason Brown.

From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2019

He broke fast and ran hard when outworking eventual maiden winner Aquachick in prior 12.1 work and showed ability in runnerup debut last May vs. winner Up And Coming, who since captured two futurity trials.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2019