challenger
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Hrgovic admitted he had been "outboxed" but leaves London as Croatia's first heavyweight world champion, with Frank Sanchez waiting as the IBF mandatory challenger.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Research last year from Vanquis, a challenger bank, found Gen Z shoppers make more impulse purchases than any other age group, external, closely followed by millennials.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
A lawyer by profession, Mundubile became the main opposition challenger after a fractured anti-government camp rallied around him through the Tonse Alliance, a coalition of opposition parties seeking to defeat Hichilema.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Cohen, a Democrat, faces challenger Herb Morgan, a Republican from San Diego, in the Nov. 3 election.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
But in the final set, when the challenger has nothing left to lose, he becomes relaxed again, insouciant, daring.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
It was, ultimately, victory in chaos, but Alonso will need to find a way to control matches if Chelsea are to become title challengers, with a trip to Arsenal next.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
“We test champions against the challengers against the champion,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
New Chinese AI models big and small -- from Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 to Alibaba's popular Qwen series -- are grabbing attention as challengers to Anthropic and OpenAI's lead.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Businesses face an array of challengers, however, so the economy isn’t firing on all cylinders.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
First, Peter Fitzgerald decided not to run for reelection, clearing the field for challengers and relative newcomers like my husband.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
