contest over

Frequency: 6.06.8 per million words

a dispute or competition about a specific issue or resource

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Examples (10)

  • In the animal kingdom, intruders usually lose contests over territories.
  • The two political parties are engaged in a bitter contest over the new tax policy.
  • History books detail the long contest over control of the strategic waterway.
  • There is a fierce contest over market share between the two tech giants.
  • After their father's death, a lengthy legal contest over the will ensued.
  • The scientific community witnessed a heated contest over the controversial theory.
  • The ongoing contest over water rights affects many local farmers.
  • Analysts predict there will be a significant contest over the company's future direction.
  • By the time the court ruled, the bitter contest over land ownership had already divided the family.
  • The region has seen numerous contests over natural resources throughout its history.