no contest
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Bloom, 62, pleaded no contest on Tuesday to 18 counts of grand theft by deception and securities fraud.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
"There is no contest between India and Pakistan any more. We are talking about this rivalry because of what happens off the field."
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
But there was no contest for this year's winner.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
The fair’s former director of marketing pleaded no contest in June to taking $40,000 in kickbacks to award a security contract at the fair.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
Now she had nowhere to hide—to catch her I had only to pour on the speed—and with me in sneakers and jeans and her in a dress it would be no contest.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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