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Six example sentences with contend, each labelled with its topic.
Her attorneys contend that the contract was signed under a deadline no reasonable supplier could have met.
Law
Two teams contend that the crater formed far earlier than the textbooks say, and each has published supporting dates.
Science
Some analysts contend that the policy did nothing for wages, pointing to five years of flat household income.
Economics
Aristotle contends that a virtue sits between two failings, courage lying between cowardice and recklessness.
Philosophy
Some researchers contend that memory works more like a rewritten story than a recording, changing with each retelling.
Psychology
The opposition contends that the new tax falls hardest on renters, and it has released figures to show it.
Politics
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- University Word List (Xue & Nation 1984)Authoritative
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- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
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