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The case that it is highly insensitive to modest increases in rates rests on the assumption that firms expect returns large enough to dwarf the cost of money, and they see the contest as winner-take-all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

You wouldn’t have imagined anything major to come out of any contest, any seat.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

The neck-and-neck contest is a big change from September, when Raman jumped out to an 11-percentage-point lead with support from 39% of likely voters compared with Bass at 28%.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Purkiss' lawyers said he intended to contest extradition to Kenya.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

As soon as she finished breakfast, she’d ride to the general store and enter the contest.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

It was an act he would repeat before 11 regular-season contests that year.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Since 2022, the NFL has held more than two dozen international contests, but even that broad sample fails to provide a definitive answer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

At the same time, races at the local level could have an outsize impact, including contests for control of the governor’s mansion and state house.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

But all these were minor league teams that played only in local and regional contests.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

The strategy, designed to keep China's rapid population growth under control, is estimated by the country's government to have prevented about 400 million births since it began, though this number has been contested.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Bananas are often described as a baseball version of the Globetrotters, but a critical difference is that their games are contested.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Arizona’s 6th congressional district has been one of the most hotly contested races for several election cycles.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Perhaps the most contested race is Seat 6, where incumbent Gabriel Buelna is facing off against Randall Winston, who serves as deputy mayor of infrastructure and climate resilience under Bass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Both declines have been laid to drought, but this is contested.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Find out about the statute of limitations for contesting a will and whether this one had a no-contest clause.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

The couple is contesting the IRS’s claims in tax court, arguing their financial moves align with standard industry practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García