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Discover LudwigThe phrase "contends for" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to suggest that someone is striving for or arguing in favor of something. For example, "The candidate contends for a series of tax cuts to benefit the middle class."
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Varane still plays for Real and contends for a starting berth alongside Pepe and Sergio Ramos.
Furthermore, Vogel contends, for foreign reporters the Tiananmen uprising "was the most exciting time of their careers".
Is his obsession with winning, as he contends, for the benefit of the cabbies and doormen he professes to represent?
He contends, for example, that particular relationships among referees, coaches and players affected the outcomes of games.
He contends: For a long time, it was all too easy to be a snob about the Oscars.
He contends, for instance, that the post-9/11 shift to manhunting terrorists caused C.I.A. officers to miss the Arab Spring of 2010-11.
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The Obama administration contends for-profit corporations, even closely held ones, do not exercise religious rights as individuals do and are not covered by the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
He could contend for his 15th major.
North and contend for the conference championship.
The Mets never really contended for Reyes.
Contending for the title seems premature.
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