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The phrase "contest the notion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to challenge or dispute a particular idea or belief.
Example: "In her essay, she decided to contest the notion that technology is always beneficial to society."
Alternatives: "challenge the idea" or "dispute the concept."
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Advocates contest the notion that calculating the ratio is impractical.
There are some scholars who contest the notion that race is neither genetic nor biological, but they are not interviewed.
Few people in Turkey contest the notion that something resembling a deep state existed, but its scale, its nature, and its life span are not entirely clear.
In keeping with past form, Perrson took to Twitter to contest the notion that he is "dedicated to partying his money away".
I suspect there is a cadre of cinephiles who will contest the notion that a loud midnight audience could ever trump the experience of watching a serious film with hundreds of people sitting quietly captivated and engaged.
Shortly after the combative presidential debate on Tuesday, Mitt Romney's campaign began running a striking new commercial that uses a former Obama supporter to contest the notion that Mr. Romney's positions on abortion and contraception are "extreme".
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He said that in the election all the main political parties had been contesting the notion of nationhood in some quite visceral politics.
Further, he contests the notion that modern architects were latter-day Vandals, intent on shattering the cultural continuity of regional and urban life.
At the same time, the prototype also forecasts the possibility of future technologies based on current and possible developments in physics while contesting the notion of a 'good life' these technologies supposedly offer.
In his stories, Zuckerman seems most to enjoy exposing the belief that being Jewish makes one precious or special; he derides the "conviction of Jewish superiority" and contests the notion that Jews deserve eternal compensation for having survived the Holocaust.
Stan Johnson, the American's trainer, vehemently contests the notion that it was his responsibility, or that McClellan wanted to quit (as Brendan Ingle, who was in the corner, told me years later).
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com