contest
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The Lakers had led the series 3-0 and finally closed out the best-of-seven contest in convincing style away at Houston, whose top scorer was Amen Thompson with 18 points.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
After more than a decade, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis is termed out, opening a contest for a sprawling 1st District stretching from Silver Lake to Pomona that represents nearly 2 million people.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
A generation of well-funded thinkers treated them as a symptom, and may have surrendered one of the last legal tools we had to contest it.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
It’s a contest over governance, access to critical resources, and the ability to establish infrastructure that will determine economic and military activity in space for generations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
“I’m shutting down the video game tournament until whoever took that money returns it. And if the cash isn’t back within one hour, the contest is off for good!”
From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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