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The team has World Series aspirations, and adding Ryan to help replace three All-Stars would help keep the team in contention.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
But the Cowboys are a better team under a roof and an electric current in shotgun, which keeps them in contention for each of their eight home games.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Saginaw, Arlington Heights, and Wyatt are in contention.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
In that time, Arooj Aftab earned yearly nods, but this year, the Pakistani-American singer does not have a song in contention.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
But the Cowboys are a better team under a roof and an electric current in shotgun, which keeps them in contention for each of their eight home games.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Saginaw, Arlington Heights, and Wyatt are in contention.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
In that time, Arooj Aftab earned yearly nods, but this year, the Pakistani-American singer does not have a song in contention.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
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“In contention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20contention. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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