contested

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In “The Cradle of Citizenship,” Mr. Traub relates his yearlong exploration of the politically contested ground of the American classroom, which remains, he writes, one of the few “civic levers” we have left to pull.

From The Wall Street Journal

Upper estimates of death tolls in those cases reached just over 1,000, though those figures are also contested.

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Once, confronted with a contested four-way stop, Harvey waited for the offending cyclist to clear, then took his turn briskly.

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Meanwhile, a judge ruled that one contested project could proceed.

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That claim is hotly contested, and the evidence is finely balanced.

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