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Example sentences for: contends

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Kausfiles still contends that Torricelli-Huffington is inevitable, sort of like globalization, or the collapse of communism in Cuba.
Ruskin contends that Congress hoards the reports because "members see CRS as their own fiefdom and they like the ability to give reports as a favor to constituents."
A related article contends that a $300 billion settlement could improve tobacco companies' finances by cutting legal fees and eliminating future liability.
"By hiring an obscure attorney in Arkansas," Weisberg contends, "or by letting his regular lawyer handle the case, Clinton would have sent a compelling signal that [the] story was a fantasy."
Also, more Madeleine Albright hoopla, this time about her Jewish ancestry: A long article contends that family secrets usually do more harm than good ("lies beget other lies").