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Seagate Technology fell more than 9%, following a report that it was facing the prospect of a bidding contest to acquire a component maker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

In diligent, exhausted Japan, self-described elite "competitive sleepers" vied to lie down, relax and nap the fastest and deepest in a contest organised by a mattress company.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

It was the first time Michigan had lost this contest in the Twin Cities since 1977, when local teen Prince Rogers Nelson was playing all the instruments on his first album.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

But she had never tasted the traditional variety until she learned about the Dutch porridge-making contest and decided to enter as a "bit of a joke".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

He was a half Giant who had once challenged a steam-powered drill to a rock-drilling contest and won using his sledgehammer.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Broaden the search to state and local contests and there are 474 electoral rematches nationwide -- proving that in American politics, as in Hollywood, there is rarely any objection to a sequel.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Los Angeles County voters face four runoff contests for Superior Court seats on Nov. 3, deciding who will preside over criminal and civil cases across the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Kurihara says he eats eel to prepare for contests and secured his place on the Japan team at just 10 years old.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Since the creation of television, men have been historically underrepresented,” Mulaney said, explaining that the medium was all “beauty contests and children talking to hand puppets until the early ’60s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Evan never bothered to look at the mail, but Jessie was always entering contests and expecting to win, so she flipped through the letters right away.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

A moderated online forum could make challenges to contested papers part of the scientific record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

This 20th edition of the Games, which were first contested in 1951, did not have a traditional athletes' village in a bid to save money.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Plus, why tens of billions of dollars in contested tax bills hinge on two words, and AI CEOs challenged Dario Amodei over his industry warnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

This is about your wife and her family — not you, nor whether or not you should have contested the decision.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Public transportation was just one arena in which North Carolina blacks contested second-class status.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Fourteen electoral lists are contesting the election, but polls indicate only seven are likely to clear the five-percent threshold needed to enter parliament.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

By contesting the decision, you might have supplanted positive memories with ill will and friction.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

She’s contesting the emerging narrative—and maybe her apparent ouster, too.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

The charges City are contesting relate to the:

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

This reshaping of events happens in a dozen ways every day, contesting reality.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García