challenger
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And although no challenger has yet emerged, there’s still time; the vote to elect a new House speaker will take place in January, after newly elected lawmakers take their seats.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026
Bad blood between Carl Froch and George Groves produced a sensational world super-middleweight title fight in Manchester, with the younger challenger determined to prove he belonged at the highest level.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 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
The tennis challenger starts strong but soon loses confidence in his playing.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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
Raman’s status as mayor-elect would have seemed nearly unthinkable at the start of the year, when Bass’ challengers included former reality TV star Spencer Pratt, former L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 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
Walmart and Amazon have become more formidable challengers since then.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 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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