as in challenger
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In honor of the Calgary Stampede, an outdoor rodeo held there since 1912, and its pancake-breakfast tradition, the contestants have to cook a handheld pancake that the judges (and 50 diners!) can eat without utensils.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
23 May 2025 -
The 24-year-old influencer was announced as the second contestant for the upcoming season of the competitive dance series and stopped by Good Morning America on Thursday, May 22 to celebrate her casting.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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PDFs are usually uncontested contenders (much like Microsoft) but SVG files have seemingly come out of nowhere to take up a competitive share of malicious space.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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First, Roglič and stage contender Tom Pidcock crashed and suffered punctures with 50km remaining, leaving the pair out of contention for the win — and facing a desperate battle to even regain contact with the peloton.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The plaintiffs said marketing campaigns from both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over the years have misled consumers into believing the companies' products are environmentally sustainable.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, a Catholic parish in Logan Heights that has served immigrant peoples for its 100-year existence, where I am humbled to serve as its pastor, has entered as one of five plaintiffs in a suit against the federal government’s immigration agencies.—
Scott Santarosa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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The lawsuit, which TMZ first reported on, also names other defendants, including Bad Boy Entertainment.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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But the legal process was beset by delays and many of the aging defendants are now suffering from illnesses and one of them has since died.—
Gabrielle Nolin,
NBC news,
14 May 2025
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“Skirmisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmisher. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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