challenger
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Defense might be the wrong word in Georgia, where polls show freshman Sen. Jon Ossoff handily beating a Republican challenger who keeps some questionable company.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
The deal means that Chime, which was founded in 2012 and has billed itself as a challenger to traditional banks such as JPMorgan Chase, will become a bank itself.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Also on hand were both Los Angeles mayoral candidates: incumbent Bass and challenger Nithya Raman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The undefeated challenger arrives with a 12-0 record and a hunger to create her own story.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The challenger spun around in surprise, and Pax charged him headlong.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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
Some 200 qualifiers from last year's Easdale event and others around the world will compete along with 200 challengers, selected by ballot because the contest is so oversubscribed.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Judges Robert Wilkins and Judith Rogers concluded that the challengers were likely to succeed on their equal protection claim.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
“We test champions against the challengers against the champion,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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
