runnerup

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Haavisto, the runnerup in the first round, was Finland’s top diplomat in 2019-2023 and the main negotiator of its entry into NATO.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2024

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

Filly came wide into the stretch and kept to her task when finishing 2 ½ lengths behind runnerup Affirmative Jane, who is her chief rival here.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2019