contentious
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I only posit that it’s important to understand art — especially contentious art about pertinent crises — on a cellular level to learn what it, and our responses to it, can teach us.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
So how did a Uefa Nations League match become one of the most contentious fixtures in football?
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Yet other contentious incidents, like the Harry Maguire handball before Manchester United scored against Ipswich, or the failure to award a penalty to Arsenal at Aston Villa, happened weeks ago with no audio made available.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
When President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Washington later this month, there will be no shortage of contentious subjects to address, including trade, artificial intelligence and the war in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Given the charged relations between white societies and native peoples, inquiry into Indian culture and history is inevitably contentious.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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