contested

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A decade ago, ranked choice voting was one of the most fiercely contested reforms in the colorful history of Maine politics.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Two years later, state Sen. Laura Richardson waited 17 days to be announced victor of a hotly contested race in South Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"New Zealand faces the most adverse and contested geostrategic environment in the past 80 years," she said.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Seven disciplines will be contested in both London and New York - the 100m hurdles, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, mile, and long jump - with an athlete's combined points determining the overall event winner.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

But the recognition that these were the competing options, the contested versions, if you will, of what the core legacy of the American Revolution truly meant, first became visible in the summer of 1790.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis