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skirmishers

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plural of skirmisher

as in challengers

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Will White, at large, is set to face five challengers in his first election after being appointed to the council in May 2025.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent political trends show that prosecutor elections are becoming more competitive, with more incumbents facing challengers.

— Ronald Wright, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of challengers

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Attorneys for two other defendants who are not family members declined comment; a third who was also released Thursday had no attorney listed in court records.

— Sarah Rankin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
After a 2024 burglary at the store, two of Lucas' co-defendants claimed to Portsmouth Police that about $3,000 of marijuana products were missing.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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The lawsuit is different from previous legal action against the president -- first, in that the plaintiffs are ordinary citizens, shifting the focus from news gatherers to news consumers, and thus implying a much larger pool of stakeholders.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The individual plaintiffs join the three news outlets in filing a First Amendment lawsuit against the administration.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of plaintiffs

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There’s something so unsettling about a game show where the contestants’ well-being is not considered, and The Tonight Show leaned into that uncanniness to great effect.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Instead of contestants going solo over a balance beam between platforms, three players had to work together to get a ball balanced on a disc over the beam.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of contestants

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But what advocates hailed as a vehicle for democratic governance also has unleashed attack ads, seven-figure war chests and hardball politics.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Supporters — business groups and affordable housing advocates — say CEQA lawsuits drag projects out for years, jacking up your rent and mortgage.

— Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of advocates

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And the way the French election works is that there’s a first round for the Presidential contenders and then the two front-runners go forward.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Among the contenders was the 38-year-old New Zealander then best known for the miniseries Reilly, Ace of Spies and Omen III — and still seven years away from Jurassic Park.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

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