contending

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Alliance sought a contempt order contending that the city was willfully obfuscating to cover up inadequate efforts to live up to its settlement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The upscale resort area is contending with a tsunami of raw sewage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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

Altman has fired back on social media, contending Musk's agenda is to rule over the most powerful AI.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

During the old man’s forties a number of contending diseases dropped by Amarante’s body for a shot at the title.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols