contest
Example Sentences
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National Security Council, who warned that such a projection of power into the highly contested Horn of Africa could further destabilize the region.
Serrano started strongly with sharp body work and accurate left hands from her southpaw stance, before the contest developed into a scrappier affair than expected.
From BBC
The Sydney contest lacks a degree of jeopardy.
From BBC
The country’s fragile birth in 1776 was as contested as its 100th birthday.
From Salon
Allen has started 121 consecutive games for the Bills, 134 in a row including playoff contests, and that streak looks set to continue even as another looks set to end.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
