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as in to argue
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
contended that the senator's considerable experience made him the best candidate
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as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
contended that his opponent was wrong about practically everything
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Recent Examples of contend
The lawsuit contends that employees were not dismissed from work, as O'Connor claimed, and were only directed to move their cars while senior management left the premises.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Kelce could even contend that the man was trying to inflict emotional distress.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2024
He's struggled with injuries over the last few seasons, but will now look to contribute on a top contending team.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Overall, experts contend the best course of action is for managers and bosses to hear out their employees with empathy.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Kelce could even contend that the man was trying to inflict emotional distress.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2024
He's struggled with injuries over the last few seasons, but will now look to contribute on a top contending team.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Overall, experts contend the best course of action is for managers and bosses to hear out their employees with empathy.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Weeks of polling had showed the candidates competing in a razor-close election, but in the end Trump won over enough pivotal states with his focus on inflation and immigration.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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In September 2020, Wilson decided to make the switch and signed to compete in acrobatics and tumbling at Oregon.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The companies – including Alphabet's Google, whose subsidiary YouTube is exempt because it is widely used in schools – had argued the legislation should be postponed until after the age verification trial.Byron Kaye and Praveen Menon, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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However, some nutrition experts have argued that the claim that seed oils are harmful to health is false.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Built on the grounds of an ancient convent, the company insists that the inner workings of the factory remain secret.Sofia Celeste, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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However, the victims' parents on Monday insisted that the school was the fourth culprit in the massacre.Christina Coulter, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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The American people, a majority of them in fact, took this into consideration and apparently reasoned that this was not disqualifying behavior on the part of Trump.The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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The company observed a similar restriction during the 2020 U.S. election, reasoning that there wasn’t enough time to properly contest claims made in ads so close to the election.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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In a 2023 lawsuit, 20 patients alleged doctors delayed or denied medically-necessary care out of confusion and fear of the penalties for violating the law, which include loss of medical license, fines of $100,000 or more and sentences of up to life in prison.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Florida Lawsuit alleges hundreds of thousands of complaints The Florida lawsuit has alleged more than 100,000 people complained of problems online.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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Haigh pleaded guilty to fraud by misrepresentation and was given a conditional discharge.Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Also this year, BBC News anchor Huw Edwards pleaded guilty to accessing child abuse images.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
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The letter claims that separate agreements with the NTIA and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a nonprofit established by the Commerce Department to oversee the web’s domain name system, have allowed VeriSign to establish monopoly power.Joel Khalili, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
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Per Politico, Bondi’s reelection campaign received a $25,000 donation from the Donald J. Trump Foundation in 2013, at the same time her office was receiving complaints from Floridians who claimed they had been scammed by Trump University.Glamour, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Final Two Pockets Of Spending Are Hidden From View Economists have long asserted that soaring premiums suppress wage growth.Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Turning her childhood bedroom into a zone of maximal coziness—including, recently, with the addition of a white Aeron chair—was a way of asserting control.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Contend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contend. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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