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skirmishers

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plural of skirmisher

as in challengers

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With no party likely to win a majority, Netanyahu’s Likud and its far-right, ultra-Orthodox allies face centrist and left-wing challengers competing to assemble a governing coalition.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Newton, Valdosta and Heard County defended their high rankings with victories over Top 10 challengers last week.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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Attorneys for two other defendants who are not family members declined comment; a third who was also released Thursday had no attorney listed in court records.

— Sarah Rankin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
After a 2024 burglary at the store, two of Lucas' co-defendants claimed to Portsmouth Police that about $3,000 of marijuana products were missing.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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Attorneys for the plaintiffs in both cases argue that Congress could ban a broad array of activities inside private homes — including cooking, gardening and remote work — under the government’s interpretation of the 19th century law.

— Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
The government responded to her filing and courtroom outburst by asking that she be removed from the case citing hostility toward the government and favoritism for the plaintiffs.

— Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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Across its 35-season tenure, Dancing With the Stars has only had one All-Star season full of returning contestants.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
This year, correspondent Luke Burbank attended the 65th annual competition, in which contestants were of a particularly slimy variety.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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In March 2026, two presidential commissions recommended that the evictions continue in order to protect wildlife, in a process that included few Maasai, Indigenous peoples’ advocates at the Oakland Institute reported.

— David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
That's one reason Levin, along with many other public school advocates, continues to push back against the tax credit.

— Cory Turner, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of advocates

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Trezavant Boyd and James Perrone are both contenders for the Nat Moore Trophy, an award recognizing South Florida's top high school football player.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Fest director Susan Koch is landing more and more top Oscar contenders and talent every year, as well as Oscar pundits to cover them.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026

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