contest
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With Russell out, that paved the way for Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to contest second place - and Hamilton overtook his old rival in the closing stages to snatch it.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
She won 56% of the vote in a contest that some locals describe as essentially a popularity contest.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Roy said the biggest challenge may be convincing Angelenos to cast a vote at all in what has historically been a low-turnout, down-ballot contest.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
In a contest many expected to expose the gulf between elite boxing pedigree and crossover ambition, unbeaten Usyk looked uncharacteristically laboured.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Maggie was scrawny as a stick, but us boys admired her because she was the only girl ever to win the watermelon-seed-spitting contest at the Sunday School Picnic.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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