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contender

noun as in competitor

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There’s a possibility Brody and Nicole Kidman, lead actress winner for “The Hours” in 2003, could repeat together, since Kidman is a contender for “Babygirl.”

While Trump has yet to officially name his choice for secretary of state, Florida Senator Marco Rubio – another China hawk – appears to be the leading contender for the top diplomatic job.

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Mexican-American songwriter-producer Edgar Barrera leads the contender list once again, with nine nominations this year, including songwriter of the year and producer of the year.

A bizarre throw-in from Arsenal's Jurrien Timber, and a goal of the season contender from Brentford's Yoane Wissa feature in this week's '2 Good, 2 Bad' from Match of the Day 2.

From BBC

They’ve proved it with their most autobiographical album, ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft,’ a strong contender for the 67th Grammy Awards.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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