contender
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The stranger-than-fiction documentary has garnered rave reviews and is already being talked about as an Oscar contender as we head into awards season.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Watching a new Oscar contender: La Bola Negra is a sprawling Spanish epic that grapples with the links between fascism and homophobia.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
She was introduced to Newsom — a likely Democratic contender for president in 2028 — by Newsom’s father, and moved back to the Bay Area, where she resumed working as a prosecutor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Another potential contender for the Taiwan navy’s proposed $930 million drone-boat budget is Str8 Industries, a startup co-founded by tech entrepreneur Phil Ho and Bilal Awad, a retired U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
You have to start by wanting to be a contender.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
On the question of new contenders joining the race, Waltz said "countries, if they want to to put more candidates in, that's certainly within their sovereign rights."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Some contenders for CEO jobs have been asked to answer obscure questions on psychological tests, such as: “I enjoy staring at rivers for long periods of time,” executives say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Ali: The stakes are high for both contenders, yet I wonder how many Angelenos will be watching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
We’ll see if that puts it into the cultural conversation in a way that has eluded other Netflix contenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
As it happened, the death of Alexander unleashed a pack of contenders who spent the next several decades fighting over his legacy.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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