challenger
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Incumbent Controller Malia Cohen won reelection over challenger Herb Morgan, a Republican finance and investment advisor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
His victory was not unexpected as he had a comfortable lead in the polls over his Republican challenger Mike Collins - a member of the lower House chamber.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The slugfest between Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Graham Platner Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, will finally come to an end.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
He pulled away from his last challenger, Crippa, in the final mile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The boxing match pitted Bob Foster, a black American and the light heavyweight champion of the world, against a white challenger from South Africa.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Remember what happened last season, after Doncic set the league on fire in March, averaging 37.5 points per game as the Lakers went 15-2 and announced themselves as challengers?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Chinese chipmakers Moore Threads and MetaX -- touted as challengers to US behemoth Nvidia -- have both plunged by around 50 percent over the past six months.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
They’d come to see Johnson appear with De La Cruz and two Republican challengers: Tano Tijerina, a much vaunted recruit running against Cuellar, and Eric Flores, the GOP hope for unseating Gonzalez.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
Walmart and Amazon have become more formidable challengers since then.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
It then turned and faced its challengers, let out a terrible roar, and disappeared with its kill.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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