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In the right hands, it could’ve become a contender in theaters, especially when theaters are lacking good coming-of-age stories.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

And it seems to me that the country has a formidable present-day contender, the novelist Anjet Daanje.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

With Sesko still only 23, he will hope he can maintain that form over a whole season under Michael Carrick and be a Golden Boot contender.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

His "spoof" contender was making him "look rather silly", Queen Mary University of London politics professor Stijn van Kessel told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

"Remember what you said that night . . . about being a ... a contender?"

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte

Then again, Telluride has never depended entirely on known quantities; films such as “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Moonlight” arrived with relatively modest expectations and left as major contenders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

With a tandem of Leonard and fellow superstar Paul George, L.A. immediately vaulted to the ranks of the NBA’s championship contenders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

From a new “Resident Evil” reboot from the director of “Weapons” to Oscar contenders starring Mikey Madison and Tom Cruise, here are the movies we’ll be at this fall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Forti said the veto-wielding nations -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- might wait until later to express their preferences, while new contenders could emerge.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

From a scramble of contenders I got one of the jugs, elbowed off a counterattack, opened it, sampled it, choked, and then went through with my original plan by stopping Brinker’s mouth with it.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles