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contend

[kuhn-tend] / kənˈtɛnd /




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Axel contended during her closing statement that Puig did not lie about his interactions with Nix and his associates, which occurred two years before the interview with investigators.

From Los Angeles Times

Also increasing the volatility in stocks this past week were the crashes in silver, gold, and Bitcoin, contends Evercore ISI’s strategy team, led by Julian Emanuel.

From Barron's

The most welcome technologies are those that help me contend with the lane-spanning width.

From The Wall Street Journal

The fatalism, the quarter of a century of not contending, the grinding down of expectation.

From BBC

That Rottweiler contended for the Palm Dog at last year’s Cannes, a prize for the festival’s best canine.

From Los Angeles Times