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The newspaper offered a $5 prize in a contest to name the airborne deportations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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

BBC Sport understands Sela has contacted the London mayor's office in recent weeks about bringing the long-awaited contest to the national stadium, but have not progressed talks further since last week.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

But from the second quarter, when quarterback Sam Leavitt sprinted for two touchdown runs to put LSU up 31-3, it was clear that there would be nothing close about Saturday’s contest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Abraham Lincoln won the contest for president of the United States.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Baleba's game is better suited to more open contests, but his passing profile suggests he may need time to adjust to greater responsibility in build-up.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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 family’s future is in limbo as Jeanie Buss contests her five siblings’ plans to sell their remaining stake of the team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Last year, we used to have contests at lunch, and I always won.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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

The rise comes after prices fell by 7% last week, after talks between Iran and Oman on re-opening the contested waterway.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Wendelken, who has never contested the main draw at an overseas major, saved a match point to come through a three-hour tussle with Switzerland's Remy Bertola.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

China has long dispatched coast guard and research ships around the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in the hotly contested South China Sea, where Beijing and several littoral countries have competing claims.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

“The right to carry a wand,” said the goblin quietly, “has long been contested between wizards and goblins.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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

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

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

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