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skirmishers

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plural of skirmisher

as in challengers

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Will White, at large, is set to face five challengers in his first election after being appointed to the council in May 2025.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent political trends show that prosecutor elections are becoming more competitive, with more incumbents facing challengers.

— Ronald Wright, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of challengers

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Prosecutors have requested that the defendants be summoned for questioning, but the judge has not ordered it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Alvin Hellerstein, a federal judge who for decades oversaw some of the country's most high-profile cases, counting among his defendants presidents and CEOs, has died, a spokesperson for the Southern District of New York confirmed Wednesday.

— Graham Kates, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of defendants

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That denial turned on the plaintiffs’ failure to demonstrate an actual or imminent injury sufficient to seek emergency relief, rather than a determination that the administration’s demands were lawful.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, reached a settlement in a social media addiction lawsuit on Monday, resolving claims before the case was set to go to trial this month, according to lawyers for the plaintiffs.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of plaintiffs

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Cut Week will mark the biggest elimination in The Voice history, when each coach will send two singers straight through to Live Shows as five more contestants battle for one remaining spot on each team.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026
Uninterested Woman Game Show A classic game show premise, where our contestants are three scuzzy-looking men (Inde Navarrette, Jane Wickline, and Sarah Sherman) who really cannot just leave a married lesbian named Kelly (Saidah Belo-Osagie) alone.

— Rima Parikh, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of contestants

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As the counting of ballots continues, voting rights advocates are now looking ahead to any potential controversies over close races and the certification of results.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Teachers, coaches, small businesses, housing advocates and neighbors from across the city have said yes.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of advocates

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And the way the French election works is that there’s a first round for the Presidential contenders and then the two front-runners go forward.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Among the contenders was the 38-year-old New Zealander then best known for the miniseries Reilly, Ace of Spies and Omen III — and still seven years away from Jurassic Park.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

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