contested
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A huge legal battle involving tens of billions of dollars in contested tax bills for major corporations centers on the interpretation of a two-word phrase, my colleague Richard Rubin reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
A third of the seats in the Keys are not being contested by outgoing MHKs, which means there is guaranteed to be eight new faces in Tynwald.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
This is about your wife and her family — not you, nor whether or not you should have contested the decision.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
But surely those efforts can be contested in court?
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Since saber fencing is so subjective—the referee ultimately decides every contested point—I didn’t want to give him any added reason not to award points to my sister during her bouts.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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