contender
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He soon ascended from nonfactor to legitimate contender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
In the latest informal straw poll held last week to gauge which candidates have a shot of becoming the next UN Secretary General, every contender received an effective veto.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Sunday night, he attended a screening event at Netflix headquarters for “La Bola Negra,” a movie considered to be an Oscars contender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Former Tottenham and Switzerland defender Ramon Vega has said he intends to run, but it appears unlikely he will get the five letters of support from member associations let alone be a serious contender.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Otherwise, he could have had class; he could have been a contender.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Potential rivals such as Victor Montagliani, the president of Concacaf, and Uefa chief Aleksander Ceferin have let it be known they are not contenders.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The two leading contenders are Netanyahu and Eisenkot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
It is one of the first major missteps of Brook's captaincy career and the sort of performance that shows England still have some way to go to be seen as serious World Cup contenders.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Ali: The stakes are high for both contenders, yet I wonder how many Angelenos will be watching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
With Jinky no longer being a putative heir, the remaining contenders for the estate were Miyoko Watai, the Targ nephews, and the U.S.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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