contended

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During his double tenure, he contended with the worst measles outbreak in decades, with over 1,800 cases so far this year, with outbreaks still ongoing across the country.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Grifters are nothing new — the nonprofit has long contended with fake accounts — but they’ve evolved with the technology.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 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

Morgan Stanley analysts contended in March that private credit was likely entering a software-concentrated default cycle.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

They did not fare very well, though each of them negotiated some skimpily favorable remark before the protesting prosecution, which contended that personal comments of this nature were “incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial,” hushed and banished them.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote