challenger
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City Council in 2020, and last week, she became the first challenger to defeat an incumbent Los Angeles mayor in more than two decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
His victory was not unexpected as he had a comfortable lead in the polls over his Republican challenger Mike Collins - a member of the lower House chamber.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The slugfest between Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Graham Platner Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, will finally come to an end.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
He pulled away from his last challenger, Crippa, in the final mile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
He stood tall in the icy wind and looked down at the young challenger, and at the dog that lay limp in his arms.
From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner
They’d come to see Johnson appear with De La Cruz and two Republican challengers: Tano Tijerina, a much vaunted recruit running against Cuellar, and Eric Flores, the GOP hope for unseating Gonzalez.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
Former Reds defender Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool are the biggest title challengers to Arsenal,, external though, speaking on Friday, Iraola insisted it was too early to look at the table.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
His challengers are strong: Leguizamo in ‘The Odyssey,’ which has coattails, Giamatti in ‘The Debut,’ Rockwell, who won for Martin McDonagh’s ‘Three Billboards,’ and four-time nominee Norton in ‘The Invite.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Walmart and Amazon have become more formidable challengers since then.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
It then turned and faced its challengers, let out a terrible roar, and disappeared with its kill.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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