contest
Example Sentences
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In the end, no matter who emerges the winner from this contest, it may be Wall Street that serves as final judge of their success.
From BBC
The Ta'ang National Liberation Army agreed to an armistice in October, after the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army handed back once bitterly contested Lashio in April.
From Barron's
But there was no contest for this year's winner.
From BBC
"We'll have to have a look at what the conditions are in Melbourne and work out what we think is going to be our best team for those conditions and that contest."
From BBC
While the existence of fume events isn’t contested, the possibility that they could lead to serious illness—and even deaths—is hotly disputed.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
