in contention in English

being argued over, disputed

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1. Yeah, I didn't realize that you were in contention.

2. Three players are in contention to win the title.

3. 15 A goal from Hodge kept England in contention .

4. 2 Three players are in contention to win the title.

5. ↑in Contention ORIGIN Latin, from contendere contend … English terms dictionary

6. 30 The matter has been settled - it's no longer in contention.

7. He was in contention for a place in the European championship squad.

8. 24 Only three teams are now in contention for the title.

9. The issue has been settled - it's no longer in Contention. SMART Vocabulary: related …

10. 18 He was in contention for a place in the European championship squad.

11. See also: bone, Contention, of in Contention Among those eligible to win something; in competition

12. Synonyms for Contending include in contention, challenging, competing, contesting, striving, struggling, vying, battling, fighting and grappling

13. In Contention, any computer in the network can transmit data at any time (first come-first served)

14. They remained in contention, but draws with West Ham, Sunderland and Crystal Palace in April saw their title hopes vanish.

15. Michigan was also in contention to land the production, but the Michigan Film Office could not match North Carolina's tax incentives.

16. In economics, Competition is a scenario where different economic firms are in contention to obtain goods that are limited by varying the elements of the marketing mix: price, product, promotion and place.

17. Of the four main opposition parties that fielded candidates for the 469 parliamentary seats in contention, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) took the bulk of the votes in the southwest of the country, felling such PDP stalwarts as House speaker Dimeji Bankole and Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.