contender
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Appeared in the October 7, 2025, print edition as 'The Super Bowl Contender Turning Into a Disaster'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
He turned professional the following year and, having won seven of his first eight fights, was on the verge of winning a contract when he appeared on UFC president Dana White's Contender Series.
From BBC • May 11, 2024
Contender or pretender: After the gut-wrenching loss to Oklahoma, the Longhorns have no more margin for error.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023
Contender or pretender: Arizona State did the Huskies a huge favor on Saturday night in Seattle, putting a scare into them but ultimately relenting and keeping Washington in this mix.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023
Using a gangplank hastily hammered together from wooden boards, refugees from Da Nang disembark from the US Military Sealift Command ship Pioneer Contender at Cam Ranh Bay 1975.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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