contentious
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The process to build Venice Dell has been extraordinarily contentious — even in a state where development is often time-consuming and litigious.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
After months of contentious debate, California officials visited Calabasas this week to float their new proposed rules on fire-safe landscaping in foothill communities.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
These dramatize Günter’s contentious but rewarding tutelage under Freud and his erratic marriage to one of Freud’s patients, a Jewish woman named Josine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
In February, Aston Villa had a goal disallowed against Brentford in contentious circumstances when it was unclear if the ball had gone out.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Groves joked later that when this complex and contentious job was done, “I was hoping to get to a war theater so I could find a little peace.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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