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Meanings of stay in contention in English

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Usage of stay in contention in English
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Tiger Woods and two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka turned in scrappy efforts to stay in contention.
Radio NZ
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Soon Azarenka was 2-5 down and serving to stay in contention.
The Guardian
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The Black Caps have scored a rare win, beating Sri Lanka to stay in contention for the Champions Trophy.
Radio NZ
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No matter what happens against France, stay in contention to make sure you can still get out of the group.
News.com.au
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Scotland are fourth six points off the pace and struggling to stay in contention for a place in Russia next year.
Radio NZ
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Quartararo couldn't find the pace to stay in contention and slipped down to seventh as the race reached the halfway mark.
The South African
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Michigan looks to stay in contention for an NCAA Tournament berth when it hits the road to face Rutgers on Wednesday.
Reuters
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CRICKET: Battle-weary England limped through the third day at Trent Bridge to stay in contention in the final Test against Sri Lanka.
The Irish Times
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Williams was playing supremely and Li was forced to push ever closer to the lines in an effort to stay in contention.
The Guardian
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The Austrian may have to take part in Sunday's slalom to stay in contention even if she rarely races in the discipline.
Reuters
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Michigan looks to stay in contention for the Big Ten title when it travels to Columbus to face Ohio State on Tuesday.
Reuters
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Hosts Samoa beat Japan by 26 runs to stay in contention at the East Asia Pacific Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Apia.
Radio NZ
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Stenson said he was coming off a tiring month and hoped he had enough gas in the tank to stay in contention for gold.
Reuters
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It is just that the Finns -who have claimed four points and need victory to stay in contention -must be accounted for.
The Guardian
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Zvonareva is going, going, almost gone, but then drags up a couple of piercing first serves and some hard, flat forehands to stay in contention.
The Guardian
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Down did very well to stay in contention after conceding a third-minute goal to player of the match Sinéad Hackett, who bundled in the sliotar.
The Irish Times
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