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A lot of that was gassy rambling just to fill the air—it was painful to listen to shows that usually bicker about bad trades and general managers start soberly inveighing like journalism tribunals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

But they can still take steps to reduce tension when older couples bicker about money.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026

"While Americans bicker, our rivals are studying David's every move," billionaire Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff chimed in.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

Levin objected, and their tiff is growing increasingly heated as they bicker online.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2025

To raise voices and bicker would be an insult to Hāloa, our older relative.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

The Palace of Westminster sits in a state of dangerous decay, with chunks of masonry tumbling off its walls, as Parliament bickers over a renovation that could take decades and cost more than $20 billion.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2022

Other leagues compromise, grow and prosper while baseball bickers and battles and points its fingers at each other on a path toward national irrelevancy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2022

Believe it or not, Jodie Foster’s relatable dramedy about a family who bickers, sobs and seriously questions why they bother sharing a table is rooted in science fiction.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021

Then there are the never-ending bar bickers over who was better — say, the late Henry Aaron or Willie Mays?

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2021

Grass cools the earth, but it also bickers with me over water.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate

When his daughters bickered in the past, he’d want to “give them advice or de-escalate their conflict.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

That same month, Trump made an unusual visit to the construction site during which the two men, clad in hard hats, bickered over the price tag for the makeover.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

My grandmother and her sister bickered over everything their whole lives, so I think their mother knew better than to leave it to them to decide things.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025

They raised their kids in the Bowl and sometimes bickered over politics and annoyances, as any proper family does.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

They bickered over whether we’d have hot dogs or hamburgers for dinner.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

The “Beef” quartet — Mulligan and Oscar Isaac playing striving, bickering millennials, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeney as their younger, equally desperate counterparts — split their submissions between lead and supporting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

It was far from certain the country would respond as it did after 9/11, for there was plenty of the usual political bickering going on in the nation’s capital at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

One way a court can handle rumors of interpersonal bickering is to stop behaving badly in public sessions.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

Once such disdain for a settlement becomes possible, the SEC’s ability to set a clear standard for future conduct is greatly compromised, and continuing bickering becomes likely after any settlement.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

I was pretty sure we wouldn’t get approved if our family was bickering.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence