skirmisher

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Noun
  • Starmer’s Cabinet colleagues expressed support, and none of the high-profile Labour politicians considered potential challengers has made a move.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • Like the Indiana Republicans who lost their primaries this week, Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson defied his party leaders on redistricting and drew the most competitive challenger of his career.
    Erin Cox, Washington Post, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Beast Games, a spectacle of over-the-top competition, offers 1,000 contestants the chance to win a $5 million prize with other high-value prizes being doled out in the process.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
  • The contestant — last name not revealed — just won the largest prize in a single pricing game in the 54-year history of the CBS daytime game show.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Barring an Eric Swalwell-style blow-up, the top three — Becerra, Steyer and Hilton — are really the only true contenders.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • King is more likely to be a lock for the practice squad than a legitimate contender for the 53-man roster entering OTAs.
    Mike Kaye Updated May 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • One of the plaintiffs was Buaite Againn, the investment vehicle run by Davis’ former BeautyKind business partner.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
  • The plaintiffs in the California suit claim they were misled by deceptive labeling when purchasing the product more than a dozen times in California stores.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • But the judge, Clifton Newman, responded with a forceful rebuke of Murdaugh and alluded to the defendant’s addiction to prescription painkillers.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 13 May 2026
  • Both Rollins and the department are named as defendants in the lawsuit.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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“Skirmisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmisher. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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