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The phrase "a contest against" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a competition or challenge between two or more parties, typically in sports or games.
Example: "The championship will be a contest against the top teams in the league."
Alternatives: "a competition with" or "a match against".
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Are we in a contest against another city?
A contest against Hillary Clinton, he said, would be like the Super Bowl.
Sexton converted to level the scores – against Wales – this match was now a contest against the scoreboard rather than Scotland.
Finally, Germany has a contest against a Danish side that by then might have nothing to lose.
His victory could begin a contest, against the current dominance of southern conservatism, for the party's soul.
Stan Hubbard predicts that in a contest against Hillary Clinton, "I think they'll back Trump rather than Clinton".
Talk story about the Muir String Quartet, which won first prize recently in a contest against eleven other quartets in Evian.
Pivoting to the general election, she namechecked every voting group that she needs to improve her tally in a contest against Trump.
In 1992, when he was re-elected in a contest against Robert Abrams, the former state attorney general, Mr. D'Amato won 53percentt of the vote.
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"We've had a wonderful contest against a wonderful candidate," Mr. Obama told supporters at a fund-raiser here Wednesday evening.
The team canceled a game in Honolulu, then returned to the mainland for a grim contest against a woefully underfunded and outclassed Trinidad & Tobago team in San Antonio.
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