contended

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Lawyers for the group contended that the city was obfuscating to cover up its inadequate efforts to comply with its settlement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

They also called for Lara’s resignation, claiming he was not enforcing the law, while he contended the market conduct exam needed to take its course.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

"The current struggle between the two billionaires is shaped by their egos and belief that the winner will control a new technology," contended Darryl Cunningham, author of a book about Musk.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

They contended that Glass’s supposedly “altruistic” institution would devolve into a debt-making paper-money mill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Now she, who had been impatient once, and violent, who had cursed and shouted and contended like a man, moved into silence, contending only, and with the last measure of her strength, with God.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin