contests
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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
It will be “trench warfare” in battleground contests, but he’s confident the president can turn out Republican voters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Bruins averaged 7,036 spectators for their home contests, among the lowest in the Big Ten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
They entered all the contests, availed themselves of all the discounts that were advertised and had, on two occasions, won a T-shirt and a thermos flask that Baby Kochamma kept locked away in her cupboard.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
