challenger
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The Irishman defended on the ground admirably, but it was a sign of things to come as Makhachev controlled the rest of the round with the challenger trapped against the side of the cage.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
His closest challenger, Brian Mundubile, had 1,030,662 votes in a field of 14 hopefuls.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Draper is one of the sport’s most ferocious young talents, considered a challenger to Sinner and Alcaraz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass outraised her challenger, Councilmember Nithya Raman, by more than $300,000 in the first fundraising period of the general election, new campaign finance reports show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
My eyes wander to the girl she just picked out to be her next challenger.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
The biggest hurdle facing the challengers may be the issue of standing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
New Chinese AI models big and small -- from Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 to Alibaba's popular Qwen series -- are grabbing attention as challengers to Anthropic and OpenAI's lead.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Businesses face an array of challengers, however, so the economy isn’t firing on all cylinders.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
It also has a regulatory side that can wall off competition, brick by brick, protecting incumbents from challengers who lack a compliance department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
It then turned and faced its challengers, let out a terrible roar, and disappeared with its kill.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
