contested
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Whether the system needs protecting or modernising remains contested, but what is clear is this supermarket‑pub only exists because of a framework unlike anywhere else in the UK or Ireland.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
It was tightly contested, but the man who powered Arsenal's midfield to their first Premier League title since 2004 clinched our prize.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
"New Zealand faces the most adverse and contested geostrategic environment in the past 80 years," she said.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
With swaths of Congolese territory violently contested, efforts to contain the outbreak are severely constrained, according to health officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The claim that Copernicus was influenced by neo-Platonism has been contested: Rosen, ‘Was Copernicus a Neoplatonist?’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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