contentious
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Even writing a note about their deadlock was contentious, with two jurors wanting to include language about how the judge didn’t provide a glossary of legal terms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The Federal Reserve will release minutes Wednesday afternoon from an unusually divided and contentious April policy meeting.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
It was two minutes four seconds from the potential handball to the spot-kick being awarded - half the time of the contentious decision at the London Stadium.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
This is a highly contentious idea in some parenting circles.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
The issue, like all issues involving race, was extremely contentious.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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