contest
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We didn’t have to run a single proxy contest last year at any of the nine banks with which we engaged because we were able to get management to agree to our major demands.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Cloobeck entered the gubernatorial contest but dropped out once Swalwell, with whom he had a long-term friendship, jumped into the contest.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The main opposition The Democrats party is not fielding a candidate as its leader, Renaud Agbodjo, failed to secure the required number of parliamentary endorsements needed to contest the vote.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
The dollar’s long-term fate will ultimately depend on whether Washington sustains this strategy and on whether the global energy transition eventually makes the contest moot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
And I don’t mean to sound boastful, but I won the penmanship contest at my schoolhouse here in Saint Catharines.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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