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contention

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A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife.

Strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel; dispute; as, a bone of contention.

Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal.

A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position taken or contended for.

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they were involved in a violent argument Source: Internet

the teams were in fierce contention for first place Source: Internet

A bone of contention ahead of the meeting had been the willingness of each country to abide by the agreed production quotas. Source: Internet

A 1500 byte (12000-bit) full-size Ethernet frame takes only 1.2 µs to transmit on a 10 Gbit/s network, reducing the need for small cells to reduce jitter due to contention. Source: Internet

After a 19-16 loss to the Jets on December 19, 2015 during a Saturday Night Edition of Thursday Night and falling to 4-10-0, the Dallas Cowboys were officially eliminated from playoff contention. Source: Internet

Another point of contention is the appearance of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vis-a-vis its flatter Galaxy Note 20 sibling. Source: Internet

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