contender
Example Sentences
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The 36-year-old Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, now in her fourth term, attended this year’s Munich Security Conference along with several other potential contenders.
A new contender among quantum computing stocks has entered the ring.
From Barron's
Whether England have simply done what was needed during this group stage or shown little to suggest they can be contenders, probably depends on your level of pessimism.
From BBC
She enters the individual event that begins Tuesday as a gold medal contender.
From Los Angeles Times
The afternoon’s big winner was “Train Dreams,” the little movie that could, one that emerged 13 months ago at Sundance 2025 and is now proving itself to be one of Netflix’s sturdiest Oscar contenders.
From Los Angeles Times
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