contests
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These are usually popularity contests, and those whose photographs are included have paid for that distinction.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Unlike recent contests to lead the nation’s most populous state, this year’s gubernatorial contest failed to energize the electorate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
While most modern disciplines are friendly contests, the shin-kicking elicited winces and moans of sympathy from the crowd of more than 2,500 spectators on Friday.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The defense also contests a footprint as evidence and denies a strained relationship or multiple visits to the death site.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
They had held mini contests in their classrooms and had selected the winners of those.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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