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
In another highly watched race, Rep. Adam Gray, a Democrat from Merced, won reelection after easily cruising past Republican challenger Kevin Lincoln.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 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 challenger spun around in surprise, and Pax charged him headlong.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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The challengers claimed that, as a Black man subject to the Dred Scott decision, Revels had not become a U.S. citizen until the ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1868.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
The government’s need for security along the U.S.-Mexico border “outweighs any aesthetic, recreational, and environmental harm” that the challengers will incur, the court wrote in an unsigned, five-page opinion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Were that to happen, Brighton would, based on the current standings, emerge as Arsenal's most realistic title challengers.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
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
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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