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contestant

[kuhn-tes-tuhnt] / kənˈtɛs tənt /


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"Unlike many large adult male bears, Backpack hasn't shown much aggression toward his competitors," his contestant profile says.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

He lived in his small hometown about 20 miles west of Comanche and was gaining something like fame as the youngest contestant on Mudcats, a reality TV series about Oklahoma catfish noodlers.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Jordan Burrow, a contestant on series two of I Kissed a Boy, said the decision was an example of "where we're at within the queer community".

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

And the contestant she ended up with shares the same initials as Mortensen and both men are from Idaho.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

We and our pathogens are now locked in an escalating evolutionary contest, with the death of one contestant the price of defeat, and with natural selection playing the role of umpire.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Younger viewers will know all about Croft, 24, already, but will the older contestants?

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The contestants stay in a candy-themed dormitory, where they will whisper their thoughts, strategic and emotional.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

‘The Swan’ was a spectacle called cruel and sadistic, but former contestants don’t really see it that way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The show followed contestants in the Okie Hand Fishing Invitational, a 10-week tournament founded by Beesley when he was filming his cult-classic documentary Okie Noodling in 2000.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

People glanced my way and kept going to the other contestants.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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