contest
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Canada’s Supreme Court in February invalidated the 2025 results from that Quebec contest, in a suburb north of Montreal that the Liberal candidate won by a single vote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
"Clearly, autonomous systems now are really central to how contest happens, how war happens," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
A lower-stakes contest could allow Joshua to rediscover rhythm without the suffocating spotlight that comes with a Fury build-up.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Four years ago, at the McDonald’s All-American game, future Bruins Kiki Rice and Gabriela Jaquez stood side by side at the end of the contest, having been named co-MVPs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
They had a staring contest then that nobody won.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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