contested

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They load onto tankers at Houston and Corpus Christi in Texas “without crossing contested waters.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

The warrants have yet to be released, but they are expected to provide the first glimpse into the contested court documents related to the allegations of fraud — claims that officials say are unfounded.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Reports say this careful selection of judges, representing different genders, religions, castes and regions, will help "lend wider legitimacy to a verdict that will inevitably traverse contested terrain".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

They have won pretty much everywhere with a wide range of candidates—in special elections and regular elections in deep red territory and in more contested geographies, running candidates of the far left and the center-left.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Much of the southern highlands were “debatable lands” in the border sense of a contested territory without established government or the rule of law.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell