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Brigid Kosgei won the elite women's contest and Zouhair Talbi won the men's race.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
With Mater Dei in their own half of the field on a third down, he found Honore along the sideline to pick up a first down and effectively end the contest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Hudson-Smith will contest the men's 400m final after placing second in his semi-final in 44.79 secs, behind fast-finishing American Jacory Patterson, as Botswana's world champion Collen Kebinatshipi set the fastest time overall in 44.23.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Los Palos refuted Lineage’s claims and said it plans to contest the accusations in court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Until the coward who did this confesses, Room Nineteen is banned from the art contest."
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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Garcia, 28, stayed true to his promise to stop Benn inside five rounds as he made a successful first defence of the title with his 26th win from 28 professional contests.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
There are 35 contests on the ballot in November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Thousands of spectators will line the route for the unprecedented race, which echoes Formula One contests staged on city streets in Las Vegas, Monaco and Singapore.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
In other contests, scandal sank Cory Mills while Byron Donalds stayed on track to make history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Bobby lost games he should have drawn and drew contests he should have won.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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More than two million voters are eligible to vote for 80 parliament seats being contested by 13 parties.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
It will be the first time the top two women's seeds have contested a US Open final since Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka in the 2013 showpiece.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Whether the airport can in fact legally be constructed is being contested in the courts even as the runways get tarmacked.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Consciousness is philosophically one of the thorniest issues of our time, and there is almost nothing we can say about it that someone serious has not already contested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Both declines have been laid to drought, but this is contested.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Earlier this year, the firm signed a 12-month agreement worth $1.2 million with Atiku Abubakar, who is contesting the Nigerian presidency.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
China's Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, contesting a Grand Slam qualifying event for the first time since 2022, beat France's Clara Burel won 6-1 7-5 to set up a match against Russian Elena Pridankina.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
Nothing much happened in court, other than Du Bois announcing his plans to file a motion contesting the decision to try Richard as an adult.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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