Bear
Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Bears Are Bad News: In the short Idiots Deluxe, the stooges have to contend with a bear which wanders into their cabin as they're camping.
Source: Film / The Three Stooges -
Otoha must contend with being trapped inside the highschool with an escaped bear on the loose and slowly unraveling classmates.The novels website is located here, with a link to its purchase on Amazon (note the novel is in Japanese).
Source: Light Novel / Unlock City - Misa and the Bear is a humorous Death Note Crack Fic where Light has to contend with Misa, his harem of cover girlfriends, L, and Ryuk's misunderstanding of the holiday.
Source: Valentine's Day Episodes
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