- present tense form of contend (3rd person singular).
contends
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Mercedes-Benz cut full-year earnings expectations as it contends with a deteriorating market in China and higher costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Anthropic stored Elvis’ songs “into a permanent, general-purpose central library intended to be retained indefinitely, from which subsets were selected and copied again to train the next generation of Claude models,” the lawsuit contends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
As the city contends with a string of challenges—declining snowfall and plummeting real-estate sales among them—it is the runway reconstruction that has become one of the hottest-button topics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
It also contends that its messaging and image-sharing apps should not have to face additional requirements under the OSA, such as tackling paid-for fraud ads.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
No responsible person contends that insect-borne disease should be ignored.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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