challenger

And although no challenger has yet emerged, there’s still time; the vote to elect a new House speaker will take place in January, after newly elected lawmakers take their seats.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

Former world title challenger Anthony Yarde was perched ringside and that is a fight that could thrill British boxing fans - now with gold involved, could it happen?

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

In another highly watched race, Rep. Adam Gray, a Democrat from Merced, won reelection after easily cruising past Republican challenger Kevin Lincoln.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The slugfest between Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Graham Platner Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, will finally come to an end.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

But the markings here were strong: the challenger hunted this territory, and the threat in his scent was unmistakable.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

The challengers claimed that, as a Black man subject to the Dred Scott decision, Revels had not become a U.S. citizen until the ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1868.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

The government’s need for security along the U.S.-Mexico border “outweighs any aesthetic, recreational, and environmental harm” that the challengers will incur, the court wrote in an unsigned, five-page opinion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Were that to happen, Brighton would, based on the current standings, emerge as Arsenal's most realistic title challengers.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Remember what happened last season, after Doncic set the league on fire in March, averaging 37.5 points per game as the Lakers went 15-2 and announced themselves as challengers?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 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