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challenger

[chal-in-jer] / ˈtʃæl ɪn dʒər /
NOUN
contestant
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He also promoted the GOP challenger to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Tina Forte, in 2024 as well as Bresnahan’s 2024 campaign.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

In the other race, a longtime judge is under fire from his challenger over courtroom comments an outside commission found inappropriate, prompting admonishment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Boehringer’s aspirations to develop a challenger are similar to Amgen, Pfizer and Roche Holding, all of which are jockeying to compete with new experimental drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

If these Chinese companies prove to be a successful challenger, more investors will look to fund Chinese LLM developers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

He’d been home barely a month from the Candidates tournament in Yugoslavia, and he was tired—never really weary of the game itself, but fatigued from his excruciating two-month attempt to become Botvinnik’s challenger.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady