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The phrase "a bone of contention" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a subject or issue that causes disagreement or conflict between parties.
Example: "The decision to cut funding for the arts has become a bone of contention among community members."
Alternatives: "a point of dispute" or "a source of conflict".
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Is he in contention?
"And that continues to be a bone of contention with a lot of people," said Gemmell.
This is not a plausible contention.
It was a paradoxical contention.
Then there is a further contention.
Fine, that's a legitimate contention.
It is a reasonable contention that Darwin had this mutation.
Platforms' content moderation policies certainly remain a bone of contention for governments and lawmakers.
If an obvious solution to migrant deaths, the activists are also a source of contention.
Clothing was also a point of contention.
Was that a point of contention?
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