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contested

adjective as in disputed

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House of Representatives next year after defeating Democrat Will Rollins, a former federal prosecutor, in a hotly contested race to represent a Riverside County swing district.

What we can say, though, is that this was not an electoral landslide, but a narrowly contested race in which Trump is likely to have benefited as much from who didn’t turn out to vote for his candidacy than who did turn out to vote for him.

From Salon

It is taking place indoors at the Palacios de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena, with the final being contested on 20 November.

From BBC

And just like last time, even the manner of her departure is contested.

From BBC

Today, much of Mexico is contested by warring criminal groups that operate with near impunity and are often aligned with political leaders.

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