contest
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"What we're doing is Marmite," he told BBC News before the contest.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The third song ever to win Eurovision, in 1958, it sold more than 18 million copies worldwide and remains the only contest winner to have topped the US charts.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Later that day, Greater Manchester mayor and Andy Burnham unveiled a bid to become an MP which, if successful, would allow the 56-year-old from the left of the party to stand in that contest.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
That contest is expected in mid-June at the earliest, meaning any formal leadership challenge is likely to be triggered afterwards.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Adam was nearby, bragging about how he was going to win that contest if it ever started again.
From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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