contention
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Billionaire hedge fund founder turned environmentalist Tom Steyer was in third place with 22.5% — knocking the Democrat out of contention for the November election.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The world’s No. 1 player is a major needle mover for women’s golf and is a significant source of ratings when she’s in contention.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The three-match series continues at Bristol on Saturday, where Wyatt-Hodge is in contention to feature for the first time this summer.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The pope’s contention that “the use of force, violence and weapons reflects a relational poverty that always has disastrous consequences for civilian populations” won’t provoke any objections from the global glitterati.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The British boat, once it got going, also went out hard, charging furiously back up into contention.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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