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Meanwhile: OpenAI released its latest contender in the AI-assistant race with Dots, always-on agents that will work in the background to complete tasks on users’ behalf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Sparks hoped she could oversee a rebuild around a young core led by Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson while making one of the league’s flagship franchises a contender again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

He’s emerged as a breakout star communicator and has been floated as a 2028 presidential contender.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

He won a succession of national titles, establishing himself as the next contender to emerge from the Ingle gym.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

If there were an innumeracy-of-the- year award, this statement would be a strong contender for it.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

So he took a back seat at a program that had turned three straight starting quarterbacks into Heisman Trophy contenders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

“In my view, those are the two leading contenders to get to commercial advantage first,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Some major Oscar contenders were forged, notably Andrew Scott and Julianne Moore, as the exclusive Colorado film showcase pulled off a successful edition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Buffalo's first five games are against potential Super Bowl contenders, so they needed to hit the ground running.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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