contested
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Such a network of rivers, if it existed, would revolutionize America’s trading system and help the nation stake a claim to the contested and uncharted areas west of the Rockies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“It came down to contested threes and not a lot of good possessions for us... in the end No.30 did what 30 does,” he said, referring to Curry.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
They load onto tankers at Houston and Corpus Christi in Texas “without crossing contested waters.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
The company had planned to sell the two contested ports as part of a $23 billion deal to a group that includes BlackRock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“Ah, boy, you’re in an ugly fight, you are. A bit of a contested leadership right now in the shipping clan.”
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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