contention
Example Sentences
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It dismissed the "halfhearted contention" that the Fed governor had received due process.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Piepszak pulled herself out of contention last year, and on Thursday consumer bank head Marianne Lake said she was retiring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
They hope to see similar results to their opponent this weekend, the Philadelphia Phillies, who have gone 36-17 since replacing manager Rob Thomson with Don Mattingly to vault back into contention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Haiti, Tunisia, Turkey and Jordan, however, have been eliminated from knockout-round contention.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
And Liza said with her dreadful simplicity, “You’re already pushed by your own contentiousness. You’re a mule of contention, a very mule!”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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