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Amid the drama that unfolded last weekend, as Kootingal-Moonbi, Dungowan, and Werris Creek all vied for finals spots, the fixture between the Boggabri Kangaroos and Gunnedah Bulldogs flew under the radar.

At the time, Anas Sarwar’s finances were under intense scrutiny as he vied unsuccessfully with left-wing MSP Richard Leonard for the leadership of Scottish Labour.

Both men are seen as possible successors to Putin's Kremlin throne and have vied to curry favour with the Russian strongman.

On September 20, the three-man Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sacked Governor Abba Yusuf, who vied for the election on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party.

The country quickly became as a multitude of militias vied for power, displacing more than a million residents.

The court, while ruling on motion by the respondents held that though the petitioners claimed that Tinubu did not meet the constitutional requirement to have vied in the election, they did not spell out what the requirement was.

As rival factions vied for control, ordinary Libyans found themselves caught in the crossfire, grappling with displacement, economic ruin, and the erosion of basic services.

I fought four more tough primary races against fellow Democrats David Dinkins and Robert Wagner Jr. as we vied to become Manhattan borough president, and yet another in 1985 against Ken Lipper to become City Council president.

Over the weekend I had the privilege of being a judge at the El Segundo stop of the Hot Wheels Legends Tour, where the owners of over 200 modified cars vied for the chance to have their cars turned into a real-life Hot Wheels toy.

PML-N’s Chaudhry Muhammad Nawaz, SIC’s Moonis Elahi, TLP’s Muhammad Munir and 19 independent candidates vied for the PP-158 seat vacated by PM Shehbaz.

Right now, as model makers have vied for mass public use and acceptance, we’re seeing a necessarily seat-of-the-pants build-out of fascinating new tech.

The announcements were made during the Local Government NSW Destination and Visitor Economy Conference in Wagga Wagga, where 19 finalist destinations vied for the title.

The game unfolded with intense moments as both teams vied for supremacy on the court.

Two other candidates also vied to replace Dickson: Ashish Vaidya, an educator, and Kevin Biehl, a consultant who works for the Second Chance Center.

He is too young to die and his death has created a vied in the Kannada film industry.

In 2019, he was handpicked for the U-18 all-star Southeast Asian selection team that vied for the JapaFunCup.

The party, which for decades vied with Merkel's Christian Democrats to dominate the political scene, has not won a national election since 2002 and now languishes a distant third in most polls behind the conservatives and the upstart Greens.

This contradictory approach stretches back 30 years: the US and Iran both vied to be the predominant foreign power in Iraq, but they also had dangerous enemies in common.

Trista met Ryan when he vied for her heart during season 1. After they got engaged at the final rose ceremony, Trista and Ryan married during a televised wedding that the whole country was able to watch.

Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards vied for re-election against two Republicans -- Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone -- as voters headed to the polls Saturday.