has contended
- present perfect of contend (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The defendant has contended he did not realise that he had run over anyone -- a claim that another prosecutor, Marco Reinl, called utterly implausible.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
For Boeing, which has contended with two years of supply disruptions and strikes, international arms sales have been a rare bright spot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
In court filings, Tufts has contended it was within its rights to reduce the salaries.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 10, 2024
Mr Scott has contended with numerous lawsuits since the concert, and he has successfully settled some of them.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024
A great Japanese scholar** has contended that the centralization which prevailed in later ages was wholly an imitation of Chinese bureaucracy, and that organized feudalism was the original form of government in Japan.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)
