contending
Example Sentences
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Officials will be contending with a challenging picture.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
After the eight-day-long fire in a 500,000-square-foot Boyle Heights warehouse, eastern Los Angeles residents are contending with putrid smells, soot and potentially hazardous airborne chemicals after heavy plumes of smoke spread throughout the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
What to watch out for: While Morocco's run to the last four in Qatar was a surprise, this side contending in the United States are much more than plucky underdogs.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Private-credit funds have been contending with a surge of redemption requests since high-profile defaults last year sparked worries about the health of their investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“No, Pip,” Joe assented, as if he had been contending for that, all along; “and what I say to you is, you are right, Pip.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
