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In the latest informal straw poll held last week to gauge which candidates have a shot of becoming the next UN Secretary General, every contender received an effective veto.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Sunday night, he attended a screening event at Netflix headquarters for “La Bola Negra,” a movie considered to be an Oscars contender.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Wilder previously emerged as a contender for Usyk's farewell, but negotiations appear to have stalled.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

But they have not looked anything like a Super Bowl contender.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

"He had a fight with a top contender, an Italian kid, and lost. The next day, in the papers, the contender said he won because he sang along with opera."

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte

Potential rivals such as Victor Montagliani, the president of Concacaf, and Uefa chief Aleksander Ceferin have let it be known they are not contenders.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

It is one of the first major missteps of Brook's captaincy career and the sort of performance that shows England still have some way to go to be seen as serious World Cup contenders.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Some contenders for CEO jobs have been asked to answer obscure questions on psychological tests, such as: “I enjoy staring at rivers for long periods of time,” executives say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

On the question of new contenders joining the race, Waltz said "countries, if they want to to put more candidates in, that's certainly within their sovereign rights."

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Both Aly and I were in the same group as the top contenders from Russia, China, and Brazil.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles