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France had supported Rwanda's Mushikiwabo in 2018 as ties warmed between Paris and Kigali, but had publicly expressed neutrality in this year's contest.

From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2026

Former South Africa head coach Jake White said his Fiji side "did Ireland a favour" in Saturday's Nations Championship contest before the Irish face the Springboks in Dublin next week.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026

Schumer traveled to Biden’s Rehoboth Beach home to urge him to leave the contest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

The world’s biggest and longest-running song contest is coming to Asia, with eleven countries competing in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

After he drives me home, Dad forwards me the email with the contest announcement.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

"This is what makes Eurovision in Europe special from other song contests."

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

He also predicted that the number could shrink as candidates faced pressure to raise large sums needed for the primary contests that will decide the party's nominee.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

He was the center of attention and chose his party’s nominees in key contests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Voters decide four runoff contests for Superior Court seats on Tuesday, choosing who will preside over criminal and civil cases across the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The lieutenants received the loudest hosannas, for the veterans knew these contests were won and lost through the lips of these lieutenants.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The legacy of a near-century of colonial rule is still contested but archaeologist Roland Fletcher of the University of Sydney said France had made a valuable contribution.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

“The notion that we would see a real contested, nasty, contentious type of period of time, that risk had gone down,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Zverev denied the claims and contested the order, with a public trial taking place in Berlin in May 2024.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

But of 22 candidates vying for the most hotly contested Senate seats this year, just five are female.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Much of the southern highlands were “debatable lands” in the border sense of a contested territory without established government or the rule of law.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

By contesting the decision, you might have supplanted positive memories with ill will and friction.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The couple is contesting the IRS’s claims in tax court, arguing their financial moves align with standard industry practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The pair contesting the US Open final means they will close the Grand Slam season as they began it in the Australian Open's showpiece match.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

She’s contesting the emerging narrative—and maybe her apparent ouster, too.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

In the crafty vein, Madison was ingenious at contesting the strongest argument for a Pennsylvania location, which was its geographic centrality.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis