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Given that the contest switches abruptly from touch to tackle in midstream, does it illustrate how war’s brutality touches everything?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

You wouldn’t have imagined anything major to come out of any contest, any seat.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

About 15% fewer Angelenos voted in the last city attorney’s contest than voted for mayor, data show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Purkiss' lawyers said he intended to contest extradition to Kenya.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

"Why would Kevin enter a contest for something he can't eat?" she asked.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene

Although he has given few interviews, he told the NYT, external in August he was running the race in good faith as a moderate Republican, albeit that he had voted for Peltola in previous contests.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Since 2022, the NFL has held more than two dozen international contests, but even that broad sample fails to provide a definitive answer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

At the same time, races at the local level could have an outsize impact, including contests for control of the governor’s mansion and state house.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Trailing the Brewers 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, the Dodgers desperately need to put themselves in the best possible position to win Game 3 and avoid four straight win-or-go-home contests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Leo had never met Chiron’s crazy centaur relatives, but he’d heard rumors of Nerf sword-fights, root beer-chugging contests, and Super Soakers filled with pressurized whipped cream.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

Arizona’s 6th congressional district has been one of the most hotly contested races for several election cycles.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Perhaps the most contested race is Seat 6, where incumbent Gabriel Buelna is facing off against Randall Winston, who serves as deputy mayor of infrastructure and climate resilience under Bass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

The deal -- long contested by Commerzbank -- should enable UniCredit to merge Commerzbank with its German subsidiary HypoVereinsbank, acquired in 2005.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

A moderated online forum could make challenges to contested papers part of the scientific record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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

Find out about the statute of limitations for contesting a will and whether this one had a no-contest clause.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The couple is contesting the IRS’s claims in tax court, arguing their financial moves align with standard industry practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

She’s contesting the emerging narrative—and maybe her apparent ouster, too.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Earlier this year, the firm signed a 12-month agreement worth $1.2 million with Atiku Abubakar, who is contesting the Nigerian presidency.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

When two males are contesting the alpha position, they usually do so by forming extensive coalitions of supporters, both male and female, from within the group.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari