contenders
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Of the 10 contenders, four are considered to have a real shot at the nomination.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
A candidate needs more than 50 percent of valid votes to win outright; otherwise, the top contenders face a run-off.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The reserve for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever comes off the bench for the latter-day contenders, spelling for star Caitlin Clark and averaging a respectable eight points per game.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Championship contenders have ripped apart rosters they said they could no longer afford.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
They were, in fact, in the fifth boat, the lowest rung on the ladder and the last place in which anyone would expect to see serious contenders for next spring’s first varsity rowing.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
