contended
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Chávez contended that families required stability before their children could take advantage of school, and a union was the first step, according to Chatfield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
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
He also contended it is too late for judges to intervene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
They did not fare very well, though each of them negotiated some skimpily favorable remark before the protesting prosecution, which contended that personal comments of this nature were “incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial,” hushed and banished them.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
