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The decision to comply with the sanctions rather than attempting to contest them in the court could help resolve one of the biggest outstanding offseason items the Clippers face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

"Vietnam also wants to import more electricity from Laos to increase its leverage over Laos," part of a wider contest with China for influence in Vientiane, he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Brigid Kosgei won the elite women's contest and Zouhair Talbi won the men's race.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The pair replace Emma Willis, who has presented the singing contest since 2014 but recently left to front the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

“John Harvey was the whole reason I entered this contest in the first place. I haven’t liked him since I saw him playing on the dunes,” she said.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Netflix also has Christmas games, while more international contests are played Sunday mornings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Céline Dion tribute boat cruises on Seine - complete with costume contests, sing-alongs, DJ sets, are happening throughout September.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

There are 35 contests on the ballot in November.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 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

“Anyway,” Danny said, “these contests, as you call them, are going to end as soon as I start studying with Rav Gershenson.”

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

More than two million voters are eligible to vote for 80 parliament seats being contested by 13 parties.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

Intelligence is a contested term, but Mr. Damasio seems to use the word to signal an ability to solve problems without reliance on rote procedures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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

The English played well, but the Americans played better, and contested every inch of the ground as strongly as if the spirit of ’76 inspired them.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

Randy Mastro, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, filed a letter on Tuesday contesting the automatic stay and maintaining that the court’s emergency pause is still in effect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

In the crafty vein, Madison was ingenious at contesting the strongest argument for a Pennsylvania location, which was its geographic centrality.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis