contestant
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Saturday night's episode showed the boys' choir leader - and former X Factor contestant - Lloyd Macey nominated the boys for the audition.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
In casting her, ABC broke with its typical pattern of picking someone who had previously appeared as a contestant on “The Bachelor.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
And Paul’s casting as “The Bachelorette” makes her the first heroine who was not a contestant on a previous season of “The Bachelor.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
She was the fourth contestant to be eliminated, despite achieving consistently high scores from the judges, and later said during an Instagram Live that she had been “bullied off the show.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
The next contestant is a tiny boy, hardly seven or eight years old, with a neat bow tie and hair that hangs over his eyes.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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