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Reform UK has chosen a former Metropolitan Police detective to contest the Holborn and St Pancras by-election on 8 October.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Racing domestically or internationally to grow a superintelligent mind that nobody can understand is a contest nobody wins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

With Mater Dei in their own half of the field on a third down, he found Honore along the sideline to pick up a first down and effectively end the contest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

But in the more immediate contest, Republicans need Vance and other party figures to help deliver Trump's voters in an election in which the president himself is absent from the ballot.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

It was clear Specimen considered Jeremy's banishment from the contest fair punishment for getting the class in trouble to begin with.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Netflix also has Christmas games, while more international contests are played Sunday mornings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Garcia, 28, stayed true to his promise to stop Benn inside five rounds as he made a successful first defence of the title with his 26th win from 28 professional contests.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

There are 35 contests on the ballot in November.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Thousands of spectators will line the route for the unprecedented race, which echoes Formula One contests staged on city streets in Las Vegas, Monaco and Singapore.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Talent contests and megalomaniac record producers have always paired ingenue wannabes with experienced songwriters, for instance, cashing in quickly on success before the public's appetite for novelty fades.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

However, deep mistrust remains, with their contested frontier, a widening trade deficit and strategic rivalry still complicating ties.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

A closely contested first set offered a hint of the momentum swings that would define the match.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Whether the airport can in fact legally be constructed is being contested in the courts even as the runways get tarmacked.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Intelligence is a contested term, but Mr. Damasio seems to use the word to signal an ability to solve problems without reliance on rote procedures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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

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

Randy Mastro, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, filed a letter on Tuesday contesting the automatic stay and maintaining that the court’s emergency pause is still in effect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Restore Britain have all ruled out contesting the seat - leaving the prospect of Farage facing novelty candidates like Count Binface.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

We began a long and detailed argument contesting the indictment itself.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela