contenders
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Having joined last year to help the club avoid relegation, the Welshman has overseen an impressive start to the current National League campaign, with Altrincham looking like play-off contenders.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
His availability alerted clubs around Europe, including Barcelona and Paris St-Germain, but Jose Mourinho's Real are considered the clear leading contenders for Gabriel's signature.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
And Barrera acknowledged that CTA independent spending in the primary had pushed him to the front of a crowded field of competitive Democratic contenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Talks with Willkie fell apart late last Thursday, and there were no other contenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
From a scramble of contenders I got one of the jugs, elbowed off a counterattack, opened it, sampled it, choked, and then went through with my original plan by stopping Brinker’s mouth with it.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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