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Back at the state fair, Sheryl Bach, a 77-year-old retired administrative clerk who worked at a dam, said she did not vote in the 2024 presidential contest between Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Sisic was crowned Miss Austria in 2024 and remained the reigning titleholder as no subsequent contest has yet been staged.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The “Thucydides Trap” is seductive, he said, because it empties the contest of everything that matters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

It is the most attention a California gubernatorial contest has drawn since 2010, when “Today” show host Matt Lauer and NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd moderated nationally televised clashes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

If Cat backed out of the contest, John Harvey would laugh at her for quitting.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

There are more than a dozen gubernatorial contests with at least some degree of competition, including close races in Ohio, Georgia and Wisconsin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Once the key protagonists in Premier League heavyweight contests, the Gunners would seemingly never contemplate allowing their top scorer to join United.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

In Argentina, the contests have fueled numerous memes that have even been seized on by top-flight football clubs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

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

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

In these contests I am not the winner, I am more like an audience; though my brother does not brag, and would probably do the same things, by himself, if I weren’t there.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

However, deep mistrust remains, with their contested frontier, a widening trade deficit and strategic rivalry still complicating ties.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 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

Declan Rice: Played his part in a fiercely contested midfield battle and contributed well both in and out of possession.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 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

What has never been contested is the beauty and timeless power of the songs the Gershwins created for Porgy and.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

“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

In the crafty vein, Madison was ingenious at contesting the strongest argument for a Pennsylvania location, which was its geographic centrality.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis