contest
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"An open-side flanker of extraordinary intelligence, courage and relentless competitiveness, he always seemed to arrive first where the contest was fiercest."
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park was leading public interest attorney Faizah Malik after a hard-fought contest to represent the city’s coastal neighborhoods, according to early election returns Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
“Name That Tune” contest in a bar on Deck 5.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
One of Scotland's most high-profile gangland figures will contest his extradition from the Netherlands to Spain, BBC Scotland News can reveal.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
We quickly established the rules of the contest.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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