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contest

[kon-test, kuhn-test] / ˈkɒn tɛst, kənˈtɛst /






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The contest comes after a highly anticipated Easter weekend hatching watched live by the eagles’ legion of social media followers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“The aim of the measures is to allow third party online search engines, or ‘data beneficiaries’, to optimize their search services and contest Google Search’s position,” the Commission said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

We didn’t have to run a single proxy contest last year at any of the nine banks with which we engaged because we were able to get management to agree to our major demands.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Canada’s Supreme Court in February invalidated the 2025 results from that Quebec contest, in a suburb north of Montreal that the Liberal candidate won by a single vote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

They had a staring contest then that nobody won.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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