"recent contention" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It refers to an argument or disagreement that has arisen recently. For example: "The recent contention between two neighboring nations has sparked increased tensions in the region".
Soboroff reiterated McCourt's recent contention that baseball had a "predetermined outcome" in mind — seizure of the franchise — when Selig took control of the team.
That, indeed, is the problem with the recent contention that contemporary nonfiction now challenges fiction for seriousness and importance: such a claim lacks definition.
Brackett was then asked about the recent contention by the Jets that they were playing the Colts on equal terms even before Peyton Manning and company headed to the sidelines in the third quarter of the Jets' 29-15 victory.
History provides lots of examples of people bickering over language, from Juvenal decrying his Hellephonic Rome, through Dante and Luther fighting for the vernacular, to more recent contention over the identity of Croat and Serbian.
Mr. Muti's role in the ouster of La Scala's former general manager, Carlo Fontana, in February and his replacement by Mr. Meli, a Muti ally, has been at the center of recent contention between the theater and its unions.
Similarly, their retort to Russell Crowe's recent contention that there are tonnes of roles for women over 40 in Hollywood had their characteristic smarts all over it ("Patricia Arquette in Boyhood proved that there are still great roles for women over 40, as long as you get hired when you're under 40") was perfect.
Beards Recent contentions that we have reached "peak beard" will remain specious, as long as GoT is on our screens.
In defending Mr. Bush from recent contentions that he was not sufficiently attentive to domestic terrorist threats before Sept. 11, the White House has cited his face-to-face meetings with Mr. Tenet as proof of his interest.
And on top of this, Beijing has not released key household expenditure statistics, thereby casting doubt on its recent contentions of strong retail sales.
To the argument of proximity, Argentina has added in recent times the contention that Britain intends, by keeping control of the Falklands, to rob Argentina of the newly discovered deep-sea oil reserves and rich fisheries within the Falklands' territorial waters.
The recent points of contention, he said, were "different".
