contender
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On Monday, the campaign said that later this month the Senate contender would be campaigning alongside former President Barack Obama.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
Pendlebury also told AFP he felt that research on solar cells was "overdue" for a prize, with German-born Swiss chemist Michael Gratzel named as a top contender.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Meanwhile: OpenAI released its latest contender in the AI-assistant race with Dots, always-on agents that will work in the background to complete tasks on users’ behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
As a result, Moicano will now face No. 11-ranked contender Tom Nolan in the main event of UFC Fight Night, which will take place on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
You have to start by wanting to be a contender.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
Molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes are some of the research fields commentators say could be contenders for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles Rams remain potential Super Bowl contenders after losing last season's Conference Championship games.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
There was no shortage of heavy-hitting contenders: Tour de France runner-up Remco Evenepoel; Evenepoel’s fellow Belgian Wout van Aert; occasional Pogacar nemesis Mathieu van der Poel; French prodigy Paul Seixas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“In my view, those are the two leading contenders to get to commercial advantage first,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
As we jog across Main Street, I test out question contenders inside my head.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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