contentious
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The address issue has long been contentious in the woodsy town of 3,200 people on the Monterey Peninsula, where residents once threatened to secede from California if they were forced to number their homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Mr. Gilbert recounts how he and another colleague at the production company struggled to revise Messrs. David and Seinfeld’s pilot script, a contentious process that satisfied no one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Establishing direct links between semiconductor work and certain cancers can be contentious, with research inconclusive.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Haass chaired all-party talks in Northern Ireland in 2013 aimed at resolving contentious issues, including parades.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
“He also gives us daily bread to nourish our bodies, that we may have strength for our work in the world,” I say, feeling a contentious spirit rise in me.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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