contesting

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America is saturated with old books, congesting Ikea Billy cases, Jengaing atop floors, Babeling bedside tables.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2022

The travel bug is also congesting highways, even with the national average price for gasoline hovering around $5 per gallon — and above $6 per gallon in California and all its popular tourist attractions.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2022

They're being held along this road to avoid congesting the town, as they wait to board ferries across the Channel.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2022

Footage of the caravan shared on Twitter shows a line of cars congesting a street in downtown Chicago Monday afternoon.

From Fox News • Jan. 10, 2022

He fell suddenly silent, the blood congesting in his face; as suddenly broke forth again, haranguing the company.

From The Black Bag by Vance, Louis Joseph