challenger
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Eisenkot, Netanyahu’s challenger, promised to rebuild the relationship, which he said was more than an alliance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
His victory was not unexpected as he had a comfortable lead in the polls over his Republican challenger Mike Collins - a member of the lower House chamber.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
“The city can’t seem to manage the basics,” Bass’ challenger, City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, said when she announced her campaign in February.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The slugfest between Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Graham Platner Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, will finally come to an end.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
‘Don’t believe what strangers say of themselves either! I am not a fighter. But it would be politer in any case for the challenger to say who he is.’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Chinese chipmakers Moore Threads and MetaX -- touted as challengers to US behemoth Nvidia -- have both plunged by around 50 percent over the past six months.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
They’d come to see Johnson appear with De La Cruz and two Republican challengers: Tano Tijerina, a much vaunted recruit running against Cuellar, and Eric Flores, the GOP hope for unseating Gonzalez.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
City missed out on the title to Arsenal last season and are expected to be the closest challengers again.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
His challengers are strong: Leguizamo in ‘The Odyssey,’ which has coattails, Giamatti in ‘The Debut,’ Rockwell, who won for Martin McDonagh’s ‘Three Billboards,’ and four-time nominee Norton in ‘The Invite.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
It then turned and faced its challengers, let out a terrible roar, and disappeared with its kill.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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