contested
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In a court filing that fall, Mason wrote on behalf of the district attorney’s office that Johnson deserved a new trial because his defense lawyer hadn’t contested the detective’s hearsay testimony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
This is about your wife and her family — not you, nor whether or not you should have contested the decision.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
His best finish came in 1976, when he netted just shy of 59,000 votes, though the exact count is contested.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
He was mostly there to attend the final two rounds of the Irish Open golf tournament, being contested at a resort he owns in County Clare.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Public transportation was just one arena in which North Carolina blacks contested second-class status.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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