Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Protests
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Today, it is struggling to improve its standard of living and the King has had to contend with protests for more economic opportunities and political freedom.
Source: Useful Notes / Jordan -
This was perhaps unwise, with the company already having to contend with accusations of Vanity Publishing despite protests to the contrary (such as claiming to filter out the majority of the 70 manuscripts they receive every day).
Source: Literature / Atlanta Nights
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Protests and Contend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/protests
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