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Recent Examples of contestable
The position is thin and contestable, and every serious competitor is now trying to climb out of it by owning more of the stack.
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Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Dupont took an Italian tap back from a contestable kick and chipped for Bielle-Biarrey to claim the first try in the fourth minute, his fourth try this month, and 24th try in 25 tests.
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ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
In part, the President has used the term like every other politician does—to automatize the righteousness of contestable claims.
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Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Dupont took an Italian tap back from a contestable kick and chipped for Bielle-Biarrey to claim the first try in the fourth minute, his fourth try this month, and 24th try in 25 tests.
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ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
In part, the President has used the term like every other politician does—to automatize the righteousness of contestable claims.
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Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contestable
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In a 2025 report issued on Tuesday, the intelligence agency said there were no indications that the party had backed off its problematic views.
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This is where overly conservative portfolios can become problematic.
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Whether these features will be useful in your daily life is debatable.
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Whether Nurse is a good enough player to do that is debatable.
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But while objections to the idea of engineering immunity to disease have remained essentially the same over the last two centuries, their meaning has changed, transforming what was once arguable into the lies that drive our current peril.
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Alkaline water has entered the conversation as an arguable alternative to regular drinking water.
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However, disputable refereeing decisions, especially in the matches against Italy and Spain, led to allegations that South Korea may have benefited from favorable officiating.
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Speech — Intimidation as censorship The First Amendment protects disputable speech, not agreeable.
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The justices also deemed Robinson's request to delay the proceedings moot, clearing the way for next week's preliminary hearing to move forward as scheduled.
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Ruchir Sinha pointed to diagnoses and prognoses arriving months after the relevant event—sometimes so delayed that the information becomes almost moot.
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During oral arguments, attorneys for both trans athletes had questionable moments.
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If the debt isn't actually yours, is too old to be legally enforceable or is otherwise questionable, negotiating may do more harm than good.
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“Contestable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contestable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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