are contending
- present progressive of contend.
Example Sentences
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After the eight-day-long fire in a 500,000-square-foot Boyle Heights warehouse, eastern Los Angeles residents are contending with putrid smells, soot and potentially hazardous airborne chemicals after heavy plumes of smoke spread throughout the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
As casting directors finally get their flowers, they are contending with big questions about what the new recognition means for how they do their jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
This is just the opposite of what Wall Street’s bulls are contending in claiming that the transports’ relative strength is a bullish omen.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
Many are contending with depleted savings, fewer job opportunities, and slower income growth—all of which are “gradually eroding purchasing power,” says Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
You are contending, you say yourself, for a principle only.
From Fickle Fortune by Elisabeth Burstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
