contention
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He also won the Ballon d'Or in 2024 and is in contention to win it for a second time in October, a rare achievement for a holding midfielder.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
His legacy has become a bone of contention between the two neighbours, with Macedonians claiming him as "their" ruler.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
During his 2025 confirmation hearing, Bessent indicated he had used the strategy while disputing Democrats’ contention that he saved more than $900,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Though the latter has one of the best bridges of the year, its undeniably melancholic and macabre nature is what put it out of contention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
For fifteen minutes, they were left alone with the cameras rolling, with instructions to discuss any topic from their marriage that had become a point of contention.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Fiedler’s new preface proudly noted that the original’s once outrageous contentions were now widely accepted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
American did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the union’s contentions.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026
Amid these competing contentions, efforts are on to find a middle ground.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
Federal pleading rules require attorneys to certify that the legal contentions they assert are warranted by existing law or a reasonable argument for modifying the law, and that the factual contentions have evidentiary support.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
For all its enormous range of space, climate, and physical appearance, and for all the internal squabbles, contentions, and strivings, Texas has a tight cohesiveness perhaps stronger than any other section of America.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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