contenders
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Making his first varsity start, Holohan threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as the Dolphins established themselves as early Open Division contenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The UN's most powerful body, the Security Council, meets Friday to hold another straw poll to gauge the popularity of a growing field of contenders to lead the embattled organization.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Last month Real Madrid released a statement saying they would not be signing Fernandez - which left City as the only real contenders.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Of the 10 contenders, four are considered to have a real shot at the nomination.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
But when British newspaper The Daily Mail offered what in today’s money would be a $500,000 prize for the first person or persons to fly nonstop across the Atlantic, several contenders took the bait.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
