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A blockbuster court battle is set to open in Oakland this month, pitting Silicon Valley against attorneys for the state of California in a $1.4-trillion contest with existential stakes and potentially eye-watering payouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Fertilization is commonly portrayed as an intense contest in which millions of sperm race toward a single egg.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

The activities of the party were banned soon after she fled the country and it was not allowed to contest the February general election.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Civil servant and ruling party member Noel Urbina, 45, told AFP he does not believe Chavistas would endorse Rodriguez in a leadership contest -- a move which marks a break with the past, experts say.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

This contest is open to island youth ages 8–14.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Nigel Farage has previously stood in seven parliamentary contests since 1994, and successfully became an MP for Clacton in the 2024 general election.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

She is already looking beyond Tuesday’s contests, she said later, setting an aspirational target: 10 DSA-aligned candidates holding House seats next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Kolodny also emphasized that it’s politically savvy for industry groups to support the re-election of incumbents in safe seats, rather than just focusing on the relatively few of the House’s 435 contests that are competitive.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Rather than a shootout or penalty kicks, the championship was decided by a single moment of quality in one of the tournament’s tightest contests.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

His role was to keep the official scorebook and put down the code that marked every measurable moment of the contests: hits, runs, strikeouts, stolen bases, errors, wild pitches.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Competition for places is nothing new at Real Madrid, where virtually every position is contested by world-class players.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

At the heart of the fight is an essential, hotly contested question: Is social media addiction even real?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

If contested, those claims may ultimately be decided in court.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

This is one of several key debates that remain highly contested ahead of the result, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Both declines have been laid to drought, but this is contested.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

That history is why contesting the constitutional allocation of public safety cannot mean giving private people authority to govern vulnerable people.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

“Waymo reviews all received citations and may engage with the court to address and resolve them, including contesting cases on their merit if we believe they were issued erroneously,” a company spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Restore Britain have all ruled out contesting the Clacton by-election triggered by the resignation of Nigel Farage.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Washington and Tehran have been contesting some of the deal’s finer points, including whether passage through the key waterway will be free from tolls.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

Gray urged all three to consider the hazards of contesting the charges in court.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose