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Example sentences for: contender

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The Democratic contender also netted more contributions over the Internet than anyone else, surpassing $1.
George Bush says that he is a likely contender for the presidency in 2000, but only if he succeeds in reforming Texas' taxes.
1 contender is the JFK assassination.
McCain asserted that he'd become a contender.
Portillo, who is seeking re-election to Parliament and is widely seen as an eventual contender for the party leadership, said he wanted to put an end to untrue rumors about his sex life--one being that he had a homosexual affair with another former Conservative minister--by instead volunteering the truth.