contentious
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The two women who have charted vastly different life paths are now locked in a contentious battle for mayor of Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
British police said Sunday they had arrested 325 people at a London protest in support of Palestine Action the previous day, ahead of a court appeal over the government's contentious ban of the group.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
He is excellent on the lives of women, often a contentious subject in the study of antiquity, during which women were technically debarred from holding power but sometimes did so from behind the scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Social Security is a perennially contentious topic, unsurprisingly with so many people relying on it for so much of their retirement income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Benighted, contentious, passionate, ignorant souls, countryfolk of a poor land, their generosity gave a noble ending to that hard journey.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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