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The observatory will also help scientists better understand the cosmic tug-of-war between invisible “dark matter” and “dark energy” — a contest whose outcome could either expand or collapse the universe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

“All those drag queens, sometimes I see some of them look more like me than I do,” said the star, who famously lost a Dolly Parton lookalike contest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

She once quietly entered a Dolly Parton drag queen look-alike contest -- and lost.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

York pleaded no contest to both charges at an arraignment hearing and was found guilty.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

On the whiteboard Kumu Whitman notes that our school library is hosting an art contest called Anywhere in the Worlds.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

The 2019 win, inspired by Ben Stokes, was one of the most legendary contests in Ashes history, ranking alongside Ian Botham's heroics of 1981 on the same ground.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The kids who lose these contests aren’t chosen at random.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

The family’s future is in limbo as Jeanie Buss contests her five siblings’ plans to sell their remaining stake of the team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Palm Beach County voting records cited by US media show Trump requested a ballot in late July and returned it last week for the contests in his adopted home state.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Captain Strait swaggered out from the ranks of 234 as though he had a long and distinguished history of victory in contests of this ilk.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Then, in March, an election is scheduled that, if contested by Infantino, could prove pivotal to the future direction of football.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The area surrounding Minembwe, which has been fiercely contested for months, has been particularly difficult for international organisations to access.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

It is unclear whether the Louisiana ruling covering Hendrick’s transfer will be contested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

But in the 14th century the contested presence of the Papal States near the Rhône led to repeated skirmishes between the king of France and the Vatican.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

He won every race he contested in the 1939 school season.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

China's two-time US Open quarter-finalist Zheng Qinwen, contesting a Grand Slam qualifying event for the first time since the 2022 Australian Open, defeated compatriot Xiaodi You 6-3 6-2.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Randy Mastro, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, filed a letter on Tuesday contesting the automatic stay and maintaining that the court’s emergency pause is still in effect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

That history is why contesting the constitutional allocation of public safety cannot mean giving private people authority to govern vulnerable people.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

“Waymo reviews all received citations and may engage with the court to address and resolve them, including contesting cases on their merit if we believe they were issued erroneously,” a company spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García