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skirmishers

noun

plural of skirmisher

as in challengers

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After months of sharp clashes, the winners of Tuesday’s primaries are now pivoting for another round of battles against new challengers in the November election.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Mecklenburg’s most interesting races are concentrated in the Charlotte suburbs, where shifting demographics and the influence of national politics have the potential to endanger incumbents and give challengers a chance, Heberlig said.

— Mary Ramsey August 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026

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The Constitution protects defendants from being prosecuted for the same crime twice, but Mangione's dueling state and federal cases fall into one of the exceptions for double jeopardy.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
The investors also allege in the suit that the defendants did not provide timely updates about the status of their investments and the company’s operations unless they were pressed.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

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In doing so, the plaintiffs argued, the OCC is acting beyond the powers given to the agency.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
While court documents show there have been settlement discussions in some of the cases, some plaintiffs’ attorneys say the pace has been agonizingly slow—or nonexistent.

— Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of plaintiffs

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There’s also the opportunity to be the one to win the $500,000 grand prize out of the 24 DUNKMAN contestants.

— Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Now, is using paper towels a little lackluster compared with last year’s Abbott Elementary crossover challenge, where the contestants had to use school supplies?

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of contestants

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Bicycle advocates are calling for immediate changes to local roads and bike infrastructure after 10 bicyclists have been killed on Sacramento-area roadways so far this year.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
However, the whole reason advocates wanted tighter zoning ordinances was to prevent vacation homes and short-term rentals from popping up everywhere.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of advocates

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Carrick’s side are, it must be said, still a way off returning to being talked about as championship contenders.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
One of the top contenders for the AA title, reigning Pan American floor champion Claire Pease opened her night on floor exercise.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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