entrants

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Races for the office tend to be sleepy affairs, but this year’s contest has featured last-minute entrants, a whopping influx of cash and defections among the incumbent’s key supporters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

A poor performance by the new entrants could hit the valuations of these private companies, Zheng said.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

According to a 2025 Oxford Economics report, 85% of the rise in the unemployment rate since mid-2023 “is concentrated in new market entrants who can’t find work.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The inaugural event was designed for club runners but evolved to include everyone from elite entrants to those in weird and wonderful fancy dress, raising money for charity.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Who was this young student with no experience, who’d beat out all the other entrants?

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge