contend
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They have played only one more game than City so far this season - 54 in all competitions compared to 53 - but also have more injuries to contend with.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
They have rarely had to contend with those signals arriving in seconds, compressing the space between diplomatic gesture and market consequence to near zero.
From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026
Yet many economists contend the core rate of inflation is likely to begin to ease after March or April and start tracking toward 2.5%.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Those are the latest findings in a broader set of four recently published papers that contend that homelessness should be understood as more than just a chronic housing problem.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
“I contend it is a possibility, at the very least.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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