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Bond yields will also be in focus as global debt markets contend with expectations of higher interest rates, inflation concerns and worries about the U.S. fiscal outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Environmental advocates contend it would starve the Delta and threaten fish already in severe decline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

She broke to go 4-3 up, before safely seeing out the rest of the match, with Osaka unable to contend with her opponent's deep groundstrokes.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

They contend that the government statisticians who compile the jobs report haven’t caught up yet with postpandemic shifts in seasonal employment patterns.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Some would contend that this confession would obviate the need for a lengthy trial,” she said in a cold, heartless voice that made Finn miss the real Ms. Morales.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Schanzer contends that learning about 9/11 and understanding its impact remains crucial for younger generations without first-hand knowledge.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Investors are never bearish at the top of a bull market, Lee contends.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Bass contends the city’s emergency preparedness is now “light years better” than when the fire broke out, while still advocating for a larger Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Campari contends that a growing, wider spritz category is good for the company, adding that the introduction of Sarti in Europe has broadened the company’s reach without cannibalizing its other brands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

But even if, as Cannadine contends, “Speech was the very fibre of his being,” that’s not to say that it proceeded in any natural way from that being.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Defense attorneys argued she did so in the midst of severe postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors contended she acted with clear intent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

They also contended that the unit had little authority about which applicants advanced in the recruitment process — decisions, they said, that had to go through several layers of review.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

He contended that these banks were “basically getting a little bit of the gross spread revenue … in return for an understanding that their analyst would cover the company typically with a buy recommendation.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Months after that, the Phoenix’s media critic Dan Kennedy contended that it is our obligation to watch such difficult accounts in an essay for Harvard’s Nieman Foundation.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

O’Brien contended it was Thornton’s privilege to knock the runners loose, leaving Buck to “break it out” from a dead standstill.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

Lupoi was the missing piece alongside Rivera and Chancellor Rich Lyons, forming a trio of Berkeley graduates who understand the importance of elevating the university’s profile with a contending football program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

"Bringing together groups with contending understandings of the Ethiopian state, for the first time ever, itself has been a successful exercise," said Alamrew Yirdaw, a participant from the Amhara region.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Military on the Lincoln are reportedly contending with food shortages, broken plumbing and exhaustion, according to two US publications that cover the military - the Military Times and Stars & Stripes.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

For Chinese manufacturers contending with weaker demand at home and new trade barriers in the West, the market for halal goods offers an attractive source of growth.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Without experiment, there is no way to choose among contending hypotheses, no way for science to advance.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan