contest
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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
"Clearly, autonomous systems now are really central to how contest happens, how war happens," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
A lower-stakes contest could allow Joshua to rediscover rhythm without the suffocating spotlight that comes with a Fury build-up.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
County Medical Examiner’s Office accused of stealing a gold crucifix from the neck of a dead man pleaded no contest to theft charges on Friday, prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
A silly book about a silly pony contest that she knew from the very first page Rainbow would win, for Rainbow always won.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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