challenger
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That consensus is shrinking the room for maneuver for the 66-year-old Eisenkot, who formed his centrist party last year and is now Netanyahu’s main challenger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
In 2020 she trailed her Democratic challenger in pre-election polling.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
Equally aggravating was the fact that there still was no Eiffel challenger.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive of the CMA said it had been told that high fees, strict terms, and technical restrictions relating to Apple's contactless technology made it too difficult for challengers to innovate and compete.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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
The challengers included Bebe Rebozo and other Nixon friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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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