in the hunt
idiom
US
: having a chance to win or succeed in a contest or competition
At this point in the season, both teams are still in the hunt.
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Joy Randolph are predicted to win individual trophies at the SAG Awards prior to repeating in their respective categories at the March 10 Oscars, the Best Actor race remains a question mark in the hunt at large.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2024
Its tools have played a role in uncovering the financial fraud carried out by Bernie Madoff, rooting out Chinese spyware installed on the Dalai Lama’s computer, and allegedly aiding in the hunt for Osama bin Laden—a long-standing rumor the company has been careful not to dispute.
—TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
Thanks in part to Little, the Cobras are still in the hunt for the top prize.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
The Seahawks were in the hunt for the playoffs in 2023 as well, but fell one game short.
—Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
The important thing is that observed zero-day exploit as this marks the point from which security team clocks start ticking in the hunt for a patch.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The Tritons were in the hunt for at least a share of the regular-season conference title until the final week and finished second behind UC Irvine.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
Four teams are still in the hunt for the title with the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC and the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers in the NFC.
—Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
Much like Silicon Valley decades later, the city was full of tinkerers and entrepreneurs wielding creative powers in the hunt for wealth.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024
Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2024
Its tools have played a role in uncovering the financial fraud carried out by Bernie Madoff, rooting out Chinese spyware installed on the Dalai Lama’s computer, and allegedly aiding in the hunt for Osama bin Laden—a long-standing rumor the company has been careful not to dispute.
—TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
Thanks in part to Little, the Cobras are still in the hunt for the top prize.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
The Seahawks were in the hunt for the playoffs in 2023 as well, but fell one game short.
—Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
The important thing is that observed zero-day exploit as this marks the point from which security team clocks start ticking in the hunt for a patch.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The Tritons were in the hunt for at least a share of the regular-season conference title until the final week and finished second behind UC Irvine.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
Four teams are still in the hunt for the title with the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC and the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers in the NFC.
—Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
Much like Silicon Valley decades later, the city was full of tinkerers and entrepreneurs wielding creative powers in the hunt for wealth.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024
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