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
White Claw maker Mark Anthony Brands is getting in on the burgeoning hard sports drink category with RefreshAde, a challenger brand to SuperLyte and SportsAde.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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
But the markings here were strong: the challenger hunted this territory, and the threat in his scent was unmistakable.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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Fain faced five challengers, including a UAW vice president with whom he had feuded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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
Toss Master Kyle Mathews, co-organiser of the event, said an official tournament geologist had been appointed this year, leaving no stone unturned in keeping the 400 challengers in order.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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
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
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