challenger
Example Sentences
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A challenger pointed out that if “Ring My Bell” was guaranteed to bring abundance, then all the members of Gen X who heard the track in 1979 would be rich by now.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Seven City Council incumbents face at least one challenger, while Councilmember Monica Rodriguez is running unopposed to represent her northeast San Fernando Valley district.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
A new challenger also emerged on Sunday when Senator Paloma Valencia won a center-right primary by a wide margin.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
Investors shouldn’t even take the current dominance of OpenAI, Anthropic and Google as an absolute, as Slowinski cautioned that a dark-horse challenger could still emerge to disrupt the hierarchy in the coming months.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026
Petrosian resigned on the forty-sixth move, and Bobby Fischer was the new challenger for the World Championship.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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