contend
Example Sentences
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That Rottweiler contended for the Palm Dog at last year’s Cannes, a prize for the festival’s best canine.
From Los Angeles Times
Still, in a research note on Thursday she contended that the company was meeting those expectations, and that it was likely still being cautious with its outlook.
From MarketWatch
Earlier this week, Novo forecast lower sales this year as it contends with lower prices for weight-loss medicines in the U.S.
Lincoln may be best known for saving the Union and abolishing slavery, but “Boss Lincoln” contends that “party organization” was “Lincoln’s life’s work.”
Rodríguez is considered a canny politician who some contend is much less ideological than her leftist history implies.
From Salon
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