challenger

Example Sentences

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Asked what he thought of his challenger, Orban told the BBC: "He left Fidesz, that's all."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Rivers, 22, is the sole challenger to incumbent Tim McOsker in the June 2 primary election.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

A new challenger also emerged on Sunday when Senator Paloma Valencia won a center-right primary by a wide margin.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Investors shouldn’t even take the current dominance of OpenAI, Anthropic and Google as an absolute, as Slowinski cautioned that a dark-horse challenger could still emerge to disrupt the hierarchy in the coming months.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

But the markings here were strong: the challenger hunted this territory, and the threat in his scent was unmistakable.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker