contend
Example Sentences
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With the Academy's overseas voter base rapidly expanding, "Sentimental Value" is one of a trio of non-English-language films that could contend for best picture.
From Barron's
Attorneys for the Rose Bowl and Pasadena contend that the case should play out in open court because it involves two public entities and is of great interest to the public.
From Los Angeles Times
That advanced planning was especially challenging this past year, employers and campus career officials said, as companies contended with an on-and-off-again global trade war and the implications of artificial intelligence.
The tribes contend the slot-machine-like machines are a game of chance and under its purview.
From Los Angeles Times
Critics contend Minnesota doesn’t deserve to be the staging ground for what the DHS has billed as the largest operation in the department’s history.
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