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contested

[kuhn-tes-tid] / kənˈtɛs tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
disputed
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Space Command must drill with these weapons under contested conditions, including cyberattacks, electronic interference and attacks on supporting ground infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

This is about your wife and her family — not you, nor whether or not you should have contested the decision.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Before Brentford's opener, it was a closely contested match that appeared likely to be decided by the first goal.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

But surely those efforts can be contested in court?

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

They contested its claim for a 2005 crash of a helicopter into a government- owned warehouse in Pyongyang.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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