contested
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Protests over a fiercely contested Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals in Kenya have killed one man, a rights group said Tuesday, as President William Ruto defended the planned centre.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
In a sign of how deep the divisions run, Colombia's national football jersey has become a contested symbol just days before the World Cup begins.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
It was tightly contested, but the man who powered Arsenal's midfield to their first Premier League title since 2004 clinched our prize.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
That is worrying for India, which has clashed with China several times along their lengthy and contested Himalayan border.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
The claim that Copernicus was influenced by neo-Platonism has been contested: Rosen, ‘Was Copernicus a Neoplatonist?’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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