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The phrase "already contested" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has been challenged or disputed prior to the current moment or context.
Example: "The validity of the election results has already been contested by several parties."
Alternatives: "previously disputed" or "already challenged".
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He had already contested Leicester North-West in 1959, and Falmouth and Camborne in 1951.
But who are these locals, given that the term is already contested and open to interpretation?
When Barbara Castle decided to retire from safe Blackburn, she recommended Jack Straw, who had already contested hopeless Tonbridge, as her parliamentary successor, which he became in 1979.
It's hard to believe given his colourful history in the sport, but despite having already contested for - and lost - three world title opportunities, George Groves is still just 27-years-old.
The human beatboxing, chorusing "Spirits" is tremendous, by contrast; built up so that Woon adds a whole gang of Woons to the soundscape already contested between him and his doppelganger.
Even in these cases, however, research suggests that strong norms of territorial integrity have ensured that these land grabs remain limited, confined to "gray areas" where sovereignty is already contested and ambiguous.
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Pruitt's rollbacks have already been contested in court.
Ms. Kyenge's nomination was already being contested by the anti-immigrant Northern League.
It has only recently been discovered and is already highly contested.
The "home meals on demand" market may be young, but it's already hotly contested.
State toxicologist Nu-may Reed already had contested the idea in a memo to her superiors when Dow began to float it.
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