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The decision to comply with the sanctions rather than attempting to contest them in the court could help resolve one of the biggest outstanding offseason items the Clippers face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Total authority for an entire game is a rare enough thing in this contest.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

"Vietnam also wants to import more electricity from Laos to increase its leverage over Laos," part of a wider contest with China for influence in Vientiane, he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

So the smart money was on a tight contest.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

“I’m shutting down the video game tournament until whoever took that money returns it. And if the cash isn’t back within one hour, the contest is off for good!”

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Once the key protagonists in Premier League heavyweight contests, the Gunners would seemingly never contemplate allowing their top scorer to join United.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

There are 35 contests on the ballot in November.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

In Argentina, the contests have fueled numerous memes that have even been seized on by top-flight football clubs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

In other contests, scandal sank Cory Mills while Byron Donalds stayed on track to make history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

If he knew about the speech contests, then he must know about Grandpa and about the Red Guards searching our apartment.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

More than two million voters are eligible to vote for 80 parliament seats being contested by 13 parties.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Whether the airport can in fact legally be constructed is being contested in the courts even as the runways get tarmacked.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Intelligence is a contested term, but Mr. Damasio seems to use the word to signal an ability to solve problems without reliance on rote procedures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

He was made to wait longer than he might have anticipated to make his tournament bow on a rain-delayed third day at Flushing Meadows, and the match was eventually contested in hot and humid conditions.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Bobby accepted and then nonchalantly walked around the club as the other games were still being contested.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

She’s contesting the emerging narrative—and maybe her apparent ouster, too.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Earlier this year, the firm signed a 12-month agreement worth $1.2 million with Atiku Abubakar, who is contesting the Nigerian presidency.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Randy Mastro, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, filed a letter on Tuesday contesting the automatic stay and maintaining that the court’s emergency pause is still in effect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Restore Britain have all ruled out contesting the Clacton by-election.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

This reshaping of events happens in a dozen ways every day, contesting reality.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García