contentious vs in contention

contentious

adj
  • Marked by heated arguments or controversy. 

  • Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord. 

in contention

prep
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, contention. 

  • Contending for a title or championship. 

How often have the words contentious and in contention occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )