contending

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Markets are contending with familiar issues to start the week as both sides rejected a peace proposal and oil prices surged above $100 again.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Borrowers have been contending with major changes to the program in recent years, and scammers are capitalizing on their confusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Yaroslavsky, who lives in Mid City, defended her position on housing, contending that SB 79 was deeply flawed and that she is working to minimize its negative impacts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

She drives to work as an assistant buildings manager five days a week, so is also contending with higher petrol prices caused by the war.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The sculptor watched the athletes contending in the games and he felt that nothing he could imagine would be as beautiful as those strong young bodies.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton