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How soon the Sparks can attempt to contend again might depend on this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Incidents of such loss of control continue to be catnip for AI ethicists, who contend that companies are evading moral responsibilities and accountability by describing it as their AI making its own choices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Firefighters battling devastating fires in France have had to contend with a new threat: immense fire clouds that create their own wind and even lightning that can spark fresh blazes.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The car lacked the pace to contend for points, but Ocon at least extracted more from the difficult weekend than Bearman.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Our long hot day in the sun was too much to contend with, and soon we felt sleepy and tired.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

At the same time, she contends that her administration has made major strides, keeping about 80% of the locations visited by Inside Safe free of tents in recent weeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

She romantically contends that street food is an “impulse buy – you pass by it, and it smells good, so you buy it to eat quickly.”

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Russia’s reformist path, the author contends, ended due to “a confluence of bizarre events and incredible twists.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Fox contends it is not difficult for him to play efficiently.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

“You don’t know what Aunt Goldie contends with all by herself, and it’s none of your business to judge. Peach will grow up and he will grow out of this phase...”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Months after that, the Phoenix’s media critic Dan Kennedy contended that it is our obligation to watch such difficult accounts in an essay for Harvard’s Nieman Foundation.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

Consumer Watchdog contended in its lawsuit that the surcharges violated Proposition 103 — the 1988 measure that governs insurer rate hikes — because the proposition does not allow for them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

However, she contended that the central bank need not now “act with the same force” after the dramatic increases in energy prices in 2022-23 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

“Bessent and Warsh are working as a team,” Yardeni contended in a new research note posted to his site, Yardeni Quick Takes.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

By 1935 Moch wielded the megaphone in the JV boat that contended with Joe and the other sophomores for varsity status that season.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

U.S. stores and retailers have been contending with higher inflation, and you reported on an interesting approach by Tractor Supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Officials will be contending with a challenging picture.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026

After the eight-day-long fire in a 500,000-square-foot Boyle Heights warehouse, eastern Los Angeles residents are contending with putrid smells, soot and potentially hazardous airborne chemicals after heavy plumes of smoke spread throughout the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

What to watch out for: While Morocco's run to the last four in Qatar was a surprise, this side contending in the United States are much more than plucky underdogs.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

You won't just be contending with what's already in there.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray