contenders
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The Dodgers swept the three-game weekend series against the supposed contenders behind three starting pitchers who will lead off the playoffs yet who would not all be here if Walter didn’t own the joint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
But they are the first since the start of the campaign to directly target contenders for the Elysee.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Of the most probable title contenders, it is Manchester United who Opta ranks as having the most agreeable opening fixtures.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Of the 10 contenders, four are considered to have a real shot at the nomination.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
But when British newspaper The Daily Mail offered what in today’s money would be a $500,000 prize for the first person or persons to fly nonstop across the Atlantic, several contenders took the bait.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
