contested
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However, deep mistrust remains, with their contested frontier, a widening trade deficit and strategic rivalry still complicating ties.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 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
Consciousness is philosophically one of the thorniest issues of our time, and there is almost nothing we can say about it that someone serious has not already contested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
In 2026 he has contested just seven tournaments - four Grand Slams and three Masters 1000 events - and his 21 Tour-level matches are his fewest in a season since 2004.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
For five or six strokes, the bows of the two boats contested for the lead, back and forth like the heads of racehorses coming down the stretch.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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