contested

Example Sentences

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For more than a year, Scottish politicians have been grappling with matters of life and death as they debated one of the most contested bills in the history of devolution.

From BBC

If the Oscars gave out an award for best dressed, it would be the most hotly contested prize of the night.

From BBC

The route avoids contested waterways and maritime choke points.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some 3,406 stood in directly elected seats - more than 1,000 of them aged under 40 - while 3,135 candidates contested under the PR system.

From BBC

At a massive shipyard in North Vancouver, Canadian workers grind metal beams for a powerful new icebreaker crucial to cementing the country's presence in the increasingly contested Arctic.

From Barron's