contended
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Chief Executive Phil Daniele said the company contended with a difficult selling environment in the first half of the quarter, but that sales results strengthened in the back half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
He contended that these banks were “basically getting a little bit of the gross spread revenue … in return for an understanding that their analyst would cover the company typically with a buy recommendation.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
He also contended it is too late for judges to intervene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Months after that, the Phoenix’s media critic Dan Kennedy contended that it is our obligation to watch such difficult accounts in an essay for Harvard’s Nieman Foundation.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Ruby contended that it was always worth it, even if it came with danger and ended in doom.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
