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in contention
a. (context sports English) contend for a title or championship.
Usage examples of "in contention".
Grundy is a tianslation golem, so he can speak to and understand any living creature, including insects and plants It would put him in contention tor Magician status, if he were a man.
It would put him in contention for Magician status, if he were a man.
Such shifts caused the War Party and the conservative Imperial Party to be in contention for dominance of the High Council.