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contest

[kon-test, kuhn-test] / ˈkɒn tɛst, kənˈtɛst /






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With Mater Dei in their own half of the field on a third down, he found Honore along the sideline to pick up a first down and effectively end the contest.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 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

The American duo won all four of their foursomes matches across the previous two editions of this contest and became the first to make it five on the spin with a comfortable 4&3 victory.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Los Palos refuted Lineage’s claims and said it plans to contest the accusations in court.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

It was the afternoon before the fishing contest and it looked like rain.

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

Both were ruled a suicide, though the mother of one of the deceased - Trey Reed - contests those findings.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

There are more than a dozen gubernatorial contests with at least some degree of competition, including close races in Ohio, Georgia and Wisconsin.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 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

There were times during athletic contests when two of the athletes became aware that the true contest was between them and that their team would win or lose according to the quality of their performance.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

However, deep mistrust remains, with their contested frontier, a widening trade deficit and strategic rivalry still complicating ties.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

A closely contested first set offered a hint of the momentum swings that would define the match.

From BBC Sep. 9, 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

Consciousness is philosophically one of the thorniest issues of our time, and there is almost nothing we can say about it that someone serious has not already contested.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

A couple months ago, Lisa Edwards, over by Cow Creek, got her claim contested by a neighbor.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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

“Waymo reviews all received citations and may engage with the court to address and resolve them, including contesting cases on their merit if we believe they were issued erroneously,” a company spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

We began a long and detailed argument contesting the indictment itself.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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