contend
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Once the leader of and undisputed standard-bearer for the TV-to-digital shift, the streaming pioneer has had to publicly contend with various moments of weakness throughout this year.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Beyond staff shortages, teachers and pupils must also contend with crumbling school buildings, which a 2023 Senate report estimated would require billions of euros to renovate and adapt to a changing climate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The 27-year-old, who had also been expected to contend for medals in the individual sprint and keirin, said he would co-operate with a British Cycling investigation into the allegations.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
To be sure, charging providers also have a long way to go to reach consistent profitability as they contend with high capital costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The State will contend that one of those men was Richard "Bobo" Evans.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
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It also contends that its messaging and image-sharing apps should not have to face additional requirements under the OSA, such as tackling paid-for fraud ads.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
And Alexander Hamilton advocated not for “a permanent pool of U.S. government bonds,” as Mr. Wigglesworth contends, but for “public credit immortal.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Retail investors, too, are poised to increase their buying of stocks and options after pulling in their horns during September, he contends.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Raman contends that Bass is simply a bad manager, pointing to those crises and other problems facing the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
But even if, as Cannadine contends, “Speech was the very fibre of his being,” that’s not to say that it proceeded in any natural way from that being.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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She also contended that substantial FBI resources were diverted to such probes, and that she was retaliated against for questioning their legality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
In defending the rule allowing stock gifts, the Treasury Department contended that the policy would encourage many more donations, outweighing the additional risk and volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Over the summer, the restaurant industry also contended with a cyclospora outbreak that made more consumers squeamish about ordering things like salads.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Chávez contended that families required stability before their children could take advantage of school, and a union was the first step, according to Chatfield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
He contended that if the leaders of the established civil rights organizations persisted, the social struggle would end in bloodshed because he was certain the white man would never concede full integration.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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Wolfinger is also contending with sky-high diesel costs, with some equipment going through 400-gallon tanks a day.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
“For mayors, it’s always been more about contending with, rather than controlling the NYPD,” said Bagga.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The couple began dating in 2023 after meeting at the MTV Video Music Awards a year prior, where they were both contending for best new artist — Cameron took home the prize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Job seekers are now contending with increasingly personalized traps, said James Lee, president of the Identity Resource Theft Center.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
My courage failed me at the sight of a countinghouse or shop crowded with men, bartering and contending loudly with one another.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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