as in challenger
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All rights reserved The Los Angeles Chargers, not the Denver Broncos, have emerged as the primary challenger to the Kansas City Chiefs’ nine-year reign as AFC West champions.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025 -
The Maine Senate race has drawn several challengers in addition to Kleban.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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The season 34 contestant wore khaki trousers and a teal short-sleeve shirt, prompting Terri to comment on the post.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Voice Season 28 is almost here, but before a new slate of hopeful contestants tries their luck on the singing competition series, the show’s coaches are getting the stage warmed up for them.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images On the outside looking in, the roster looks talented enough to be a potential Super Bowl contender.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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By showing normalized efficiency translating into millions in annual savings at scale, and aligning with DOE and IRA targets, the company has positioned itself as a serious contender in the green hydrogen race.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Stuart Cooper, executive director of the Fluoride Action Network, said he’s seen momentum shift over the last two decades as his group sought to eliminate fluoride treatment, not least as a plaintiff in the EPA lawsuit.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The states of Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Nebraska, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia are plaintiffs alongside the FTC in the suit filed Thursday in federal court in the Central District of California.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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Judge Carreño-Coll further ruled that the plaintiffs had failed to establish that all the ten named defendants, along with various unnamed companies and individuals even had sufficient connections to Puerto Rico to justify the filing of the lawsuit to begin with.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In Florida, kidnapping requires prosecutors to prove that a defendant confined another person against their will without lawful authority.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Skirmisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmisher. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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