challenger

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The 78-year-old's sole challenger Mohamed Farah Samatar got 2.19% of the vote, in a poll boycotted by most of the opposition.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Crowds of flag-waving Hungarians have been cheering on their candidates for an election on Sunday, as Prime Minister Viktor Orban and challenger Peter Magyar hold frantic last-minute rallies.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

If so, the two-time world title challenger has shared the ring with the likes of Vitali Klitschko, David Haye, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

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

And a new dimension entered the combat: a father’s awareness of a growing son, the son as challenger, the son as threat, the son as successor, the son as man.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy