contended
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He also contended it is too late for judges to intervene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Months after that, the Phoenix’s media critic Dan Kennedy contended that it is our obligation to watch such difficult accounts in an essay for Harvard’s Nieman Foundation.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
The only way he might have contended for first, he said, was “if Pogacar doesn’t start the race.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Bessent and Warsh are working as a team,” Yardeni contended in a new research note posted to his site, Yardeni Quick Takes.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
“We have indulged freely in criticism of each other when alone, and hotly contended whenever we have differed,” Stanton later recalled.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
