contender
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The Sparks hoped she could oversee a rebuild around a young core led by Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson while making one of the league’s flagship franchises a contender again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
James Evans was seen as one obvious contender.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
He’s emerged as a breakout star communicator and has been floated as a 2028 presidential contender.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
For some delegates, however, neither leading contender could fully replace Trump.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Otherwise, he could have had class; he could have been a contender.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
“In my view, those are the two leading contenders to get to commercial advantage first,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
At the end of a topsy-turvy Saturday that saw the Big Ten’s top contenders tumble, Trent Mosley stood just inside USC’s 15-yard line, looking skyward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Among the top contenders are ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘Hacks,’ while such worthy titles as ‘Death by Lightning’ and ‘American Classic’ have gone largely overlooked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Not only are the Rams and 49ers regular Super Bowl contenders but they are also divisional rivals in the ultra-competitive NFC West.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The two biggest were poster-sized campaign portraits of the presidential contenders in this fall’s election, Judge Alton B. Parker and President Theodore Roosevelt, framed.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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