contender
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But they have not looked anything like a Super Bowl contender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Wilder previously emerged as a contender for Usyk's farewell, but negotiations appear to have stalled.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Watching a new Oscar contender: La Bola Negra is a sprawling Spanish epic that grapples with the links between fascism and homophobia.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
American Vinny Mauri, who runs most of his miles at his local gym, is a top contender in Sunday’s Chicago Marathon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
"I've never been a contender in these Games anyway."
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Ali: The stakes are high for both contenders, yet I wonder how many Angelenos will be watching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
It didn’t hurt that by acquiring him they prevented other postseason contenders, including the Milwaukee Brewers, from landing the two-time Cy Young Award winner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
If none of the candidates gains 50% of valid votes in the first round on 4 October, the top two contenders will proceed to a run-off election on 25 October.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
They were, in fact, in the fifth boat, the lowest rung on the ladder and the last place in which anyone would expect to see serious contenders for next spring’s first varsity rowing.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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