contend
Example Sentences
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Many factors have contributed to that, including Jeglertz's tactical adaptations, City's squad depth and they have not had to contend with Champions League football.
From BBC
New auto entrants like Rivian, and Tesla before it, have spent years contending with long-established U.S. state laws that require new cars to be sold through independent franchised dealers.
Neither are the industry’s current problems just a case of a few bad loans, as its boosters contend.
From Barron's
Residents in the San Gabriel Valley are contending with a dramatic surge in black flies, a painful little pest known for biting around the eyes and necks of people and pets.
From Los Angeles Times
She declines to say who else contended for it because “it would put others in an awkward position.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
