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This sets up a general election contest against former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers, who ran unopposed.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Civil servant and ruling party member Noel Urbina, 45, told AFP he does not believe Chavistas would endorse Rodriguez in a leadership contest -- a move which marks a break with the past, experts say.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Last season’s contest drew 125 million viewers on NBC, Telemundo and Peacock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The contest turned deeply nasty in the closing weeks.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

After all, it wasn’t every day Cat made a friend, gained an enemy, and entered a fishing contest.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Nick the Incredible Flying Brick, whose real name is Nick Delves, has previously stood for the Official Monster Raving Loony Party in 13 parliamentary contests.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Kolodny also emphasized that it’s politically savvy for industry groups to support the re-election of incumbents in safe seats, rather than just focusing on the relatively few of the House’s 435 contests that are competitive.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Rather than a shootout or penalty kicks, the championship was decided by a single moment of quality in one of the tournament’s tightest contests.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

They have competed without Plum, their top scorer, for 12 games and former No. 2 overall pick Brink during the past nine contests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

He thought of his friends, of the games they were already playing, and of the contests and dancing later.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

Most forfeiture targets have none of those advantages, which is why the overwhelming majority of forfeitures are never contested at all.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

Its construction and design, however, were hotly contested things, as I learned from Brian Jay Jones’s “The Capitol: The Surprising Biography of an American Building.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Friedkin’s movie shifted people’s perceptions about fear and played with longstanding ideas about the nuclear family and religious ideology, themes that were starting to be contested and debated as America moved further from ’50s-era sterility.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Despite neo-Nazis frequently flocking to the address, its last private owner, Gerlinde Pommer, vetoed any transformation of the house and contested its expropriation by the state until the very end.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

He had watched wistfully while the Walders contested with Turnip the cook's boy and Joseth's girls Bandy and Shyra.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

That history is why contesting the constitutional allocation of public safety cannot mean giving private people authority to govern vulnerable people.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

“Waymo reviews all received citations and may engage with the court to address and resolve them, including contesting cases on their merit if we believe they were issued erroneously,” a company spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

The Australian was contesting his first match at the All England Club since losing the 2022 final against Novak Djokovic, having been plagued by injury in recent years.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Washington and Tehran have been contesting some of the deal’s finer points, including whether passage through the key waterway will be free from tolls.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

We began a long and detailed argument contesting the indictment itself.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela