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The average contest this season has lasted 3 hours and 11 minutes, the highest in decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

With the contest - originally scheduled for June before an elbow injury forced Smith to withdraw - finely poised, both men had everything to fight for heading into the championship rounds.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

He didn’t exercise in public or show off his abs, and there is no record of him ever leading his troops in calisthenics or challenging his peers to a pull-up contest.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

He finished the night completing 17 for 19 passes for 172 yards, doing enough to manage a low scoring contest and help his team not turn the ball over for the seventh game running.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Well…she hasn’t met her responsibilities as a parent. She could contest this. But it’s unlikely she’ll win, given what happened. And in a few weeks, the law states you and Boo are available for adoption.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

At the same time, races at the local level could have an outsize impact, including contests for control of the governor’s mansion and state house.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Broaden the search to state and local contests and there are 474 electoral rematches nationwide -- proving that in American politics, as in Hollywood, there is rarely any objection to a sequel.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Los Angeles County voters face four runoff contests for Superior Court seats on Nov. 3, deciding who will preside over criminal and civil cases across the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Kurihara says he eats eel to prepare for contests and secured his place on the Japan team at just 10 years old.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

There were lawyers who knew more about the rules of proxy contests, but no one was better in a fight than Joe Flom...

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Perhaps the most contested race is Seat 6, where incumbent Gabriel Buelna is facing off against Randall Winston, who serves as deputy mayor of infrastructure and climate resilience under Bass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

As plans to cushion the closure’s impact progress, the exact root of the decision to shut down the airport is still hotly contested.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The swift rebound in shipments in recent weeks has been driven by U.S. naval protection and earlier waves of strikes that knocked out Iranian radar and communications along the contested strait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Today's result will also determine the composition of the Senate from February 2027 onwards, as 54 of the Senate's 81 seats are being contested, representing two-thirds of the chamber.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Since saber fencing is so subjective—the referee ultimately decides every contested point—I didn’t want to give him any added reason not to award points to my sister during her bouts.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

By contesting the decision, you might have supplanted positive memories with ill will and friction.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

Gray urged all three to consider the hazards of contesting the charges in court.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose