contest
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Though he was little known in much of California, Swalwell, 45, was a youthful and fresh face in a field of candidates, many of them veteran politicians, when he entered the contest.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
As attendees roamed the corridors of the suburban Dallas resort and gossiped over drinks in the faux-adobe sports bar, there was no sense of a coming contest.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Emery also echoed Watkins' caution when looking ahead to the all-English last-four contest.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Eurovision, the globally followed song contest that launched music careers of artists such as Celine Dion and Abba, will host its 70th annual competition in May in Vienna.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“Number one, I’m not taking your contest money. Number two, I already got it worked out. I’ll be doing community service until I’m an old man, but I don’t have to pay a thing.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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