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challenger

[chal-in-jer] / ˈtʃæl ɪn dʒər /
NOUN
contestant
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Intel’s CEO said this week that the chip maker may return to the memory market, potentially making it a challenger to Micron and SK Hynix.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

She came to national prominence in 2009 as leader of the fledgling, populist Wildrose Party and turned it into a challenger to the Progressive Conservatives, who had governed Alberta since 1971.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass outraised her challenger, Councilmember Nithya Raman, by more than $300,000 in the first fundraising period of the general election, new campaign finance reports show.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

In New Jersey’s fifth district, five-term Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer is expected to cruise to re-election, as he’s in a safe seat for his party and he didn’t face a primary challenger.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

He’d been home barely a month from the Candidates tournament in Yugoslavia, and he was tired—never really weary of the game itself, but fatigued from his excruciating two-month attempt to become Botvinnik’s challenger.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Businesses face an array of challengers, however, so the economy isn’t firing on all cylinders.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The trial’s results show that orforglipron, which was developed by Eli Lilly, can be considered one of semaglutide’s most credible challengers.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

Mandatory challengers are enforced on a rotating basis between sanctioning bodies, and the WBC had ordered Usyk to fight Agit Kabayel next.

From BBC Jun. 26, 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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