contest
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Canada’s Supreme Court in February invalidated the 2025 results from that Quebec contest, in a suburb north of Montreal that the Liberal candidate won by a single vote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
"Clearly, autonomous systems now are really central to how contest happens, how war happens," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Cloobeck entered the gubernatorial contest but dropped out once Swalwell, with whom he had a long-term friendship, jumped into the contest.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Despite Benetton dominating possession, Exeter's precise finishing kept them in a contest of 10 tries - and Slade's boot did the rest.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
When we were in fourth grade, there was a Halloween costume contest at school.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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