contestation
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The 16-person seminar will examine the “complexity and the inevitable conflict and contestation that result” from colleges’ multipronged missions, shaped by stakeholders with many needs and interests, the syllabus said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
These numbers seem objective, but they have a big impact on everyday life, especially for low- and middle-class households, and they should be open to public contestation.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026
"Violation of these freedoms will lead to social and political violence and contestation of the results," he told Reuters, referring to potential fallout from the elections to be held on Dec. 20.
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2023
“These places are not just contested by climate activists. There’s been a lot of contestation around their collections, how they’ve collected, and what kind of point of view they have shown.”
From National Geographic ● Jul. 19, 2023
This necessitated a hearing to settle the contestation of the will.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
