Example Sentences
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Contests for Miss Afghanistan were staged in its grand ballroom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Contests against Australia tend to cement legacies, shape futures and create the longest memories.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025
Contests in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada have similar tight contests, though the two Western states show an interesting dynamic:
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024
Contests for coyotes or a wider range of wildlife already are prohibited in eight states, including California, Colorado and Arizona, according to the Humane Society.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023
Contests between the abacists and the so-called algorists who used Indian numerals were the medieval equivalents of the Kasparov versus Deep Blue chess match.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
