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  • A small cut above the left eye and increased swelling meant the challenger's corner were earning their purse and Brook ramped up the intent in five, repeatedly crashing home right crosses off the left lead.

    Ruthless Kell Brook stops Rafal Jackiewicz to retain WBA title 2011

  • Darrell said there was a kid coming up behind me—Lowell Van Dyne—who would give me a run for my money, but he was beatable; "He picks his nose," Darrell said with a professional's gimlet eye towards a challenger's weak spot, "and eats it."

    My One-Term Presidency Con Chapman 2011

  • But such a fear must be kept in proper perspective: Many opportunities to create enemies exist in our political process, for example by joining a challenger's campaign.

    Elizabeth Kennedy: Darkness or Disclosure? Elizabeth Kennedy 2011

  • Mr. Bielat's varied r é sum é is quite a contrast with that of Mr. Frank, who is twice the challenger's age yet has spent more than half his adult life in Congress.

    The Marine Who Has Barney Frank Worried James Taranto 2010

  • Obviously a lot has changed: the Governor's own ratings have gone down more than the challenger's have come up, says Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

    Poll: Economy hurts Ohio Guv's re-election bid 2009

  • But such a fear must be kept in proper perspective: Many opportunities to create enemies exist in our political process, for example by joining a challenger's campaign.

    Elizabeth Kennedy: Darkness or Disclosure? Elizabeth Kennedy 2011

  • A challenger seeks a contribution from a person known to support candidates of the challenger's party.

    How Donor Disclosure Hurts Democracy James L. Huffman 2011

  • While I don't live in Wilson's district I will be donating to his challenger's campaign this evening tonyt

    First on the Ticker: GOP heckler blasted by 2010 challenger 2009

  • Standing side-by-side for photographers, Mr. Pacquiao kept cracking up whenever he looked into his challenger's green eyes.

    Manny Returns Jason Gay 2011

  • The challenger's ads, meanwhile, attacked Pomeroy with that most timeless of charges: being too Washington.

    An election without the economic angst Rachel Dry 2010

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