challenger
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In 2020 she trailed her Democratic challenger in pre-election polling.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Graham was up for reelection against a well-funded challenger, Jaime Harrison, and had a crowded fundraising schedule, said Tongour, but they eventually found a time.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
But Hrgovic, 34, has Cuba's Frank Sanchez waiting as a mandatory challenger.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Both Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman champion the cause of housing affordability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
David offered himself to Saul to fight Goliath, the Philistine challenger.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive of the CMA said it had been told that high fees, strict terms, and technical restrictions relating to Apple's contactless technology made it too difficult for challengers to innovate and compete.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Fain faced five challengers, including a UAW vice president with whom he had feuded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Barrera acknowledged his primary win over the other Democratic challengers was largely thanks to the CTA, which he said “made all the difference.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Richard Neal and Stephen Lynch, who are both in their 70s and have collectively been in office for more than six decades, fended off younger and leftier challengers.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
First, Peter Fitzgerald decided not to run for reelection, clearing the field for challengers and relative newcomers like my husband.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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