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The UK has already transitioned to online-only voting, starting with this year's contest.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

He entered the race in May, injecting uncertainty into a contest that had long appeared to be Hichilema's to lose.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

They also raised the minimum age for participating singers from 16 to 18; and introduced stricter rules around the use of pre-recorded vocals at the contest.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Investigations by a parliamentary watchdog and the police over gifts and millions of dollars in donations await, the outcome of which could force him to contest his seat yet again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

I prepare to jump into a roast contest when a roar suddenly sounds from the forest in front of us—and I think I see a huge form lumbering toward us.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Nick the Incredible Flying Brick, whose real name is Nick Delves, has previously stood for the Official Monster Raving Loony Party in 13 parliamentary contests.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Fans would see Novig featured in Citi Field’s signage and interactive contests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Kolodny also emphasized that it’s politically savvy for industry groups to support the re-election of incumbents in safe seats, rather than just focusing on the relatively few of the House’s 435 contests that are competitive.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Enabling most close races to be called by the Friday after election day by providing more precise data on unprocessed ballots in those contests, Alexander said, is also not likely to happen by November.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

There was not quite a year until the primary contests got started, beginning in Iowa.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Russian-Japanese relations have long been dogged by the contested islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and seized by the Soviet Union in 1945.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

In 2022, Leavitt unsuccessfully ran for Congress in New Hampshire, emerging victorious from a contested Republican primary, but ultimately losing to Democrat Chris Pappas.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

At the heart of the fight is an essential, hotly contested question: Is social media addiction even real?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

They bear the abrasion of files handled, claims contested and Jewish allegiance translated from words into work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

As the swelling throng marched singing into Montgomery, the Voting Rights Act was beginning its own contested journey through the political thickets of Congress.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

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 Lib Dems, the Green Party and Restore Britain have all ruled out contesting the seat.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Washington and Tehran have been contesting some of the deal’s finer points, including whether passage through the key waterway will be free from tolls.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

In the crafty vein, Madison was ingenious at contesting the strongest argument for a Pennsylvania location, which was its geographic centrality.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis