challenger
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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
As Celtic unloaded on Hearts at Celtic Park it was football's equivalent of Thunder's devastation; speed and accuracy and ruthlessness in the face of a challenger akin to a rabbit caught in the headlights.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Democratic Rep. George Whitesides is facing off against Republican challenger Jason Gibbs, who serves on the Santa Clarita City Council, in the race to represent Santa Clarita and Antelope Valley in Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
A poll published Monday suggested that Le Pen would easily lead the first round of voting in the elections next year, and would defeat any challenger in the second round run-off to win the Elysee.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Equally aggravating was the fact that there still was no Eiffel challenger.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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
They warn in a note that extra pricing transparency may lead consumers to increasingly weigh fees against benefits, which may support challengers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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
Here and there a loop stuck out, maybe big enough to stick your pinky finger through, pitiful testimony to the challengers who had tried and failed.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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