contest
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That triggered a tit-for-tat contest as both parties raced to squeeze out extra seats before November.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
“It is now a contest over who can keep the region’s commercial system operating—and who can disrupt it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
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
“Well…she hasn’t met her responsibilities as a parent. She could contest this. But it’s unlikely she’ll win, given what happened. And in a few weeks, the law states you and Boo are available for adoption.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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