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Watching a new Oscar contender: La Bola Negra is a sprawling Spanish epic that grapples with the links between fascism and homophobia.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

American Vinny Mauri, who runs most of his miles at his local gym, is a top contender in Sunday’s Chicago Marathon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Pendlebury also told AFP he felt that research on solar cells was "overdue" for a prize, with German-born Swiss chemist Michael Gratzel named as a top contender.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The Sparks hoped she could oversee a rebuild around a young core led by Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson while making one of the league’s flagship franchises a contender again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Otherwise, he could have had class; he could have been a contender.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Ali: The stakes are high for both contenders, yet I wonder how many Angelenos will be watching.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes are some of the research fields commentators say could be contenders for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

There was no shortage of heavy-hitting contenders: Tour de France runner-up Remco Evenepoel; Evenepoel’s fellow Belgian Wout van Aert; occasional Pogacar nemesis Mathieu van der Poel; French prodigy Paul Seixas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Ferrari entered this season hoping to be title contenders following the introduction of new chassis and engine rules in F1.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Santos, contenders for the division championship, were well coached, disciplined, and quick.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John