contention
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She oversaw the Lakers’ fall out of contention at the end of Kobe Bryant’s career and its rebirth with the arrival of LeBron James and Luka Doncic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
British record holder Asher-Smith, competing 10 years after winning her first European gold, lined up in Birmingham as the defending champion - but the 30-year-old could not force her way into medal contention.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The judge later told them he "rejected the contention" that the teenagers had shown "anything resembling remorse".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Charter pushed back on that contention, saying it helped residents in the burn areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
He took some consolation from the fact that Ulbrickson had told the press that the third boat was still in contention.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Indyke's lawyer, Daniel Weiner, said: "Mr Indyke and Mr Kahn deny all those contentions, including any allegations of fault, liability, wrongdoing or damages of any kind."
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
American did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the union’s contentions.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026
First published in 2003, it was reissued in 2021 in an updated version that engaged with the many critics who responded to his contentions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
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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