contested

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Reports say this careful selection of judges, representing different genders, religions, castes and regions, will help "lend wider legitimacy to a verdict that will inevitably traverse contested terrain".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

An ID isn’t required to register or vote in California elections in which federal offices aren’t contested, such as the 2021 gubernatorial recall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Seizing Kharg Island and the islands near the mainland would require an amphibious landing on a contested shoreline, among “the hardest operations” a military can attempt, and one that Iran is almost certainly prepared for.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Oil prices dropped sharply Wednesday after a volatile day of trading as investors assessed the likelihood of war ending and of tanker traffic resuming through a contested waterway.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Much of the southern highlands were “debatable lands” in the border sense of a contested territory without established government or the rule of law.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell