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The versatile Ferdi Kadioglu is only just back in contention after a toe injury which required surgery and ruled the Turkey international out from November onwards last season.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The only good thing is that the Dodgers have been failing miserably and somehow the Pads remain in contention.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Will star freshman Bryce Underwood get the Wolverines back in contention in the Big Ten and beyond?
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Trump won a larger share of votes in Alabama in 2016, 2020, and 2024 than in any of the other states in contention.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The only good thing is that the Dodgers have been failing miserably and somehow the Pads remain in contention.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Will star freshman Bryce Underwood get the Wolverines back in contention in the Big Ten and beyond?
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Trump won a larger share of votes in Alabama in 2016, 2020, and 2024 than in any of the other states in contention.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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“In contention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20contention. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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