contender
Example Sentences
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Betting markets put Warsh as a leading contender to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell as far back as last April.
However, sceptics argue they have beaten title contenders before and it is against the top flight's lesser lights that they tend to struggle.
From BBC
In previous years, he says, the Lehigh Valley would find itself outbid by contenders in states that tacked on corporate incentives and were quicker to speed construction.
The Seahawks became contenders because they signed Darnold in free agency, but they could become Super Bowl champions because they acquired Shaheed.
The earnings figures came amid speculation that a successor to Cook is being groomed inside Apple, with head of hardware engineering John Ternus considered a top contender for the chief executive job.
From Barron's
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