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Reform UK has chosen a former Metropolitan Police detective to contest the Holborn and St Pancras by-election on 8 October.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

With Mater Dei in their own half of the field on a third down, he found Honore along the sideline to pick up a first down and effectively end the contest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The pair replace Emma Willis, who has presented the singing contest since 2014 but recently left to front the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Los Palos refuted Lineage’s claims and said it plans to contest the accusations in court.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“I’ll never be ready for the contest if I don’t do better than that.”

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Garcia, 28, stayed true to his promise to stop Benn inside five rounds as he made a successful first defence of the title with his 26th win from 28 professional contests.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

There are 35 contests on the ballot in November.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Thousands of spectators will line the route for the unprecedented race, which echoes Formula One contests staged on city streets in Las Vegas, Monaco and Singapore.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

In other contests, scandal sank Cory Mills while Byron Donalds stayed on track to make history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Daenerys would have prohibited contests be-tween women as well, but Barsena Blackhair protested that she had as much right to risk her life as any man.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

More than two million voters are eligible to vote for 80 parliament seats being contested by 13 parties.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Whether the airport can in fact legally be constructed is being contested in the courts even as the runways get tarmacked.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Consciousness is philosophically one of the thorniest issues of our time, and there is almost nothing we can say about it that someone serious has not already contested.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The rise comes after prices fell by 7% last week, after talks between Iran and Oman on re-opening the contested waterway.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

I contested the divorce and was granted full custody of the children.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

The lane draft: Athletes contesting the 200m will take part in a lane draft, selecting their preferred semi-final heat and lane in world rankings order.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Earlier this year, the firm signed a 12-month agreement worth $1.2 million with Atiku Abubakar, who is contesting the Nigerian presidency.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

China's two-time US Open quarter-finalist Zheng Qinwen, contesting a Grand Slam qualifying event for the first time since the 2022 Australian Open, defeated compatriot Xiaodi You 6-3 6-2.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Randy Mastro, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, filed a letter on Tuesday contesting the automatic stay and maintaining that the court’s emergency pause is still in effect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

This reshaping of events happens in a dozen ways every day, contesting reality.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García