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skirmishers

noun

plural of skirmisher

as in challengers

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Season 42 continues on Wednesday with Richard Nguyen returning as champion to face two new challengers.

— USA TODAY Staff, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Three Democratic incumbents have now lost to progressive challengers as midterms season kicks into high gear.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026

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His girlfriend, Syanna Ruiz, held their child in court, demanding the defendants remain behind bars.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 2 July 2026
In court documents, O’Hara alleged the defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, accusing them of unlawfully restricting free speech and initiating an unlawful seizure while using excessive force.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of defendants

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In April, after another trial, a jury in Chicago ordered Abbott to pay four plaintiffs a total of $70 million.

— David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The upshot is that plaintiffs can’t sue the biotech company for not putting a cancer warning on the label of Roundup, the popular weed killer.

— Zachary Karabell, Washington Post, 1 July 2026

Definition of plaintiffs

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The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island in New York on July 4, where contestants ate several days' worth of calories in just 10 minutes.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
The arrest comes after two female contestants on the reality series alleged in a BBC report published in May that they were raped by their husbands while filming the show.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Definition of contestants

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For some longtime advocates, the fear is more than just existential.

— Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
The ruling was a setback for gun control advocates that had argued the measures were necessary for public safety in places like shopping malls, bars, restaurants, theaters, farms, arenas and private beaches.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 June 2026

Definition of advocates

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Such has been such a dramatic overhaul in the conference that the Heat at one moment can be viewed as contenders for the NBA Finals and at another the perception quite reasonably can be … right back in the play-in pool.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Elsewhere, general classification contenders Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek), Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) and Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) all produced good performances to stay within 40 seconds of the leading pair.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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