runner-up

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The CBS series’ current 50th season boasts a lineup of 24 fan favorites, including “The White Lotus” creator and Season 37 runner-up Mike White.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Korda, who won the Chevron Championship at a canter in April, now has four wins and three runner-up finishes in what is proving an extraordinary 2026 season.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The first round of voting on April 12 featured a record 35 candidates vying for the presidency, with Fujimori ultimately gaining 17.1 percent of the vote, while runner-up Pedro Sanchez captured 12 percent.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Sure, German second seed Alexander Zverev and two-time French Open runner-up Casper Ruud remain in that half of the draw.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

On the corner of Sterling and Commonwealth was the old Masonic Temple, where one Saturday afternoon thirty-five years before, Milton had been runner-up in a spelling bee.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides