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
And it seems to me that the country has a formidable present-day contender, the novelist Anjet Daanje.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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
Owori also featured for Uganda's national team during the 2021 Africa Cup of nations qualifying campaign and was regarded as a strong contender for future call-ups to the Cranes.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
You have to start by wanting to be a contender.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
McMillan says he can understand the approach by the Rams, who are seen as contenders for the 2027 Superbowl.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
In the past, films that generate big online buzz haven’t always translated to Oscar contenders.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Portugal had been expected to announce its choice to take over the airline, but after a government meeting spokesman Antonio Leitao Amaro said the offers submitted by both contenders were very close.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Other compelling contenders would be outright additions to the S&P universe, meaning that they aren’t already in the midcap or small-cap benchmark indexes managed by S&P Dow Jones Indices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Ulbrickson hustled all five boatloads of varsity contenders back out onto the water in the wind and the rain.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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