contested

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After the Lakers gave up a 9-0 run to start the second quarter, he hit a contested three out of a timeout to get the team back on track.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

A hotly contested race for Texas’ 15th congressional district has taken a strange turn: One of the candidates keeps showing up at quinceañeras.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In the end, the NCP won just six out of the 30 seats it contested.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Seizing Kharg Island and the islands near the mainland would require an amphibious landing on a contested shoreline, among “the hardest operations” a military can attempt, and one that Iran is almost certainly prepared for.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

“The right to carry a wand,” said the goblin quietly, “has long been contested between wizards and goblins.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling