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• The Wildcats have been knocked out of contention for a New Year's Six bowl game.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 16 Nov. 2021
• Steele Johnson is out of contention for the Tokyo Olympics because of a foot injury.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2021
• That would mean Fresno, the lone team to beat the Aztecs this season, falls out of contention for the division title.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2021
• The Empire were shaky for months, and seemingly out of contention for major wins.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2021
• And following a 75-54 loss to Iowa State, now Oklahoma may be out of contention for an at-large bid for good.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2022
• Oregon State is out of contention for the championship game, but rejoined the AP Top 25 rankings this week.
  — oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2022
• Another similar mistake took the F1 prospect out of contention for what could have been his first win of the season.
  — Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2022
• The person ended up pulling himself out of contention for the position.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 18 June 2021
• Alex Bowman nudged the rear end of Denny Hamlin’s car, sending him spinning and taking him out of contention for the victory.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2021
• The result is a cycle in which renters take increasing chunks of their income to pay rent, putting themselves ever further out of contention for a home.
  — jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2020
• The University of Oregon’s Jackson Mestler looked out of contention for the final until two guys in front of him crashed going over the final water jump.
  — Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 25 June 2021
• One more cancellation would take the Badgers out of contention for the Big Ten title (minimum six games required).
  — Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2020
• But after missing most of the past year to an ankle injury, the 27-year-old struggled through his short program on Tuesday, essentially taking him out of contention for a medal.
  — Dave Skretta, chicagotribune.com, 10 Feb. 2022
• Saban continues to recruit at a feverish pace, so do not expect Alabama to remain out of contention for long.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 7 Jan. 2023
• Wednesday afternoon officially knocked them out of contention for the AFC North title.
  — Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, 3 Dec. 2020
• Another stunning mistake took American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin out of contention for a medal in her second consecutive event at the Olympics.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2022
• Was this a particularly satisfying title after losing in the finals to Toronto in 2019, and then being out of contention for a while?
  — Adam Nayman, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022
• Documentaries are the most conspicuous outsiders lurking in the wings of the best picture conversation, having been shut out of contention for the entirety of Oscar history.
  — Andrew Barker, Variety, 21 Dec. 2022
• That took him out of contention for several deals, which were mortally dependent on carrying over the old show’s intellectual property.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024