challenger
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It's perhaps a stretch to say Ferrari can go on to win the title, but surely their best chance is backing the nearest challenger?
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
A lawyer by profession, Mundubile became the main opposition challenger after a fractured anti-government camp rallied around him through the Tonse Alliance, a coalition of opposition parties seeking to defeat Hichilema.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
LIV Golf, the once-promising challenger to the PGA Tour, laid off most of its staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Cohen, a Democrat, faces challenger Herb Morgan, a Republican from San Diego, in the Nov. 3 election.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
But in the final set, when the challenger has nothing left to lose, he becomes relaxed again, insouciant, daring.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Judges Robert Wilkins and Judith Rogers concluded that the challengers were likely to succeed on their equal protection claim.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
New Chinese AI models big and small -- from Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 to Alibaba's popular Qwen series -- are grabbing attention as challengers to Anthropic and OpenAI's lead.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
It also has a regulatory side that can wall off competition, brick by brick, protecting incumbents from challengers who lack a compliance department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Leclerc and team principal Frederic Vasseur, though, were cautious about their prospects of becoming consistent challengers to Mercedes.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 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
