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skirmishers

noun

plural of skirmisher

as in challengers

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With this yardstick of capabilities in hand, the two most consequential enterprise challengers, Microsoft and Amazon, come into sharper focus.

— Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Season 42 continues on Tuesday with Caleb Groen returning as champion to face two new challengers.

— USA TODAY Staff, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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An attorney representing the construction company has also denied the defendants’ allegations and could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
The suit names Yale New Haven Hospital, Midstate Medical Center, and Hartford Healthcare Corporation as defendants.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Definition of defendants

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Unlike Williams, the plaintiffs in Lavan had not received advance notice of the sweeps.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
The DeSoto County plaintiffs asked Aycock to block the DeSoto County map from going into effect, and a hearing is scheduled to take place on July 22.

— TAYLOR VANCE, ABC News, 8 July 2026

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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

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Local advocates are pushing prefab even further, pitching off‑grid cottage villages powered by solar and advanced water recycling — an affordable, sustainable vision that may test Altadena’s appetite for denser housing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Ferguson and Yaeckel are climate advocates with the San Diego chapters of the Citizens Climate Lobby.

— James Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

Definition of advocates

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How vetting candidates can have consequences In the corporate world, the failure to thoroughly vet contenders to lead organizations can have serious consequences.

— Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
The World Cup’s final week is expected to pack a punch as the global field of contenders is winnowed to two.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 July 2026

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