contention
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Under his tenure, Netflix was in Oscar contention each year, including with “Emilia Perez” in 2025 and “Train Dreams” in 2026.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
He dropped out of contention after finding he couldn’t compete with Shirley Temple Black and Pete McCloskey, the eventual winner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
His legacy has become a bone of contention between the two neighbours, with Macedonians claiming him as "their" ruler.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Piastri at that point was still in podium contention, but his race unravelled soon after.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
These clothes, like other things about the baby, became a point of contention.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Evidence for many of these contentions is scant or absent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Indyke's lawyer, Daniel Weiner, said: "Mr Indyke and Mr Kahn deny all those contentions, including any allegations of fault, liability, wrongdoing or damages of any kind."
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
American did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the union’s contentions.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026
The Ohio Supreme Court disagreed with both contentions.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2024
Bram Fischer spoke next and was prepared to tackle the state’s two most serious contentions: that we had undertaken guerrilla warfare and that the ANC and MK were the same.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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