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Space Command must drill with these weapons under contested conditions, including cyberattacks, electronic interference and attacks on supporting ground infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
This is about your wife and her family — not you, nor whether or not you should have contested the decision.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The data on this is contested as some sources rely on self-reporting, and sceptics argue greater awareness and reduced stigma around mental health mean more people are coming forward.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
His best finish came in 1976, when he netted just shy of 59,000 votes, though the exact count is contested.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
The claim that Copernicus was influenced by neo-Platonism has been contested: Rosen, ‘Was Copernicus a Neoplatonist?’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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