contest
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He entered the race in May, injecting uncertainty into a contest that had long appeared to be Hichilema's to lose.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Separately, it was announced on Thursday that the Bulgarian coastal town of Burgas will host the 2027 contest.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The contest, including rehearsals, the semi-finals and grand final, will be held at Bulgaria's newest sports and entertainment venue, Arena Burgas, which was opened in 2023.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Investigations by a parliamentary watchdog and the police over gifts and millions of dollars in donations await, the outcome of which could force him to contest his seat yet again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Why is Mayor Strong's birthday party the same day as the ice-cream contest?"
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
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In total, Republican House candidates in these contests have collected $86.7 million while retaining $51 million, Democrats $82 million with $41.6 million in cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Nigel Farage has previously stood in seven parliamentary contests since 1994, and successfully became an MP for Clacton in the 2024 general election.
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
The group also urged the state to enable most close races to be called by the Friday after election day and let counties, in extremely close contests, prioritize counting those ballots first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Did they have ceremonies, moral codes, sports contests and religious rituals?
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Since then, Binface has contested elections against former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak as well as London mayor Sadiq Khan, consistently drawing thousands of votes and extensive media coverage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
In 2022, Leavitt unsuccessfully ran for Congress in New Hampshire, emerging victorious from a contested Republican primary, but ultimately losing to Democrat Chris Pappas.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The transformation of this once-stable infrastructure into contested ground creates a strategic vulnerability for the U.S., especially given Arm’s complex foreign ownership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
At the heart of the fight is an essential, hotly contested question: Is social media addiction even real?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Was it producing indisputable knowledge that could not be contested?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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“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
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
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
Pratt has yet to put out a statement conceding the race or contesting the results.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
This reshaping of events happens in a dozen ways every day, contesting reality.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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