contest
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"Not an immediate departure but a planned, orderly and open transition and an open and transparent contest."
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Prediction markets indicate that the ruling Labour party could perform poorly at the elections, triggering a potential leadership contest for the prime minister role.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
“It’s a slow-developing race,” Stutzman said of the contest for governor, the marquee attraction on the June ballot.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
He’s even holding a gladiator contest on the White House lawn in June to celebrate his birthday.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
“A misery contest is not worth entering, for one only wins by losing,” as Agatha Swanburne once observed, and yet there are many who insist on holding such competitions, even to this very day.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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