contender
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Despite the naysayers, Johnson appears excited to be joining a championship contender with the Fever.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
For a defender who only scored only 28 league goals in his entire career, it is probably a contender for one of his best-ever strikes, albeit into the wrong net.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
But the man widely regarded as a leading contender in the 2028 US presidential election will face huge challenges too when talks begin Saturday in Islamabad.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
If they pointed some of that cash at basketball, he told them, they could have a contender overnight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
He’d set his sights on trying out for the Cleveland Browns—not as a player, but rather as a contender for the role of a wide-eyed, gape-mouthed faux animal named Chomps.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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