contender
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In the right hands, it could’ve become a contender in theaters, especially when theaters are lacking good coming-of-age stories.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
His "spoof" contender was making him "look rather silly", Queen Mary University of London politics professor Stijn van Kessel told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
That means Farage’s main contender is a comedian named Count Binface, as well as some 32 other candidates, including three from the Official Monster Raving Loony Party and a man calling himself Joseph 77.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Nice's away shirt is another contender for kit of the season with its simple, but effective colour palette, classic fold-over collar and piping down the sleeves.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
He’d set his sights on trying out for the Cleveland Browns—not as a player, but rather as a contender for the role of a wide-eyed, gape-mouthed faux animal named Chomps.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Two of last year’s biggest Oscar contenders, “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another,” also skipped fall festival launches, raising questions about how essential such festivals — Telluride among them — remain to an awards campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
From a new “Resident Evil” reboot from the director of “Weapons” to Oscar contenders starring Mikey Madison and Tom Cruise, here are the movies we’ll be at this fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
With a tandem of Leonard and fellow superstar Paul George, L.A. immediately vaulted to the ranks of the NBA’s championship contenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Is it enough to make United serious contenders after Michael Carrick took them to third place and back into the Champions League last season after succeeding Ruben Amorim in a caretaker capacity?
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But when British newspaper The Daily Mail offered what in today’s money would be a $500,000 prize for the first person or persons to fly nonstop across the Atlantic, several contenders took the bait.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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