bicker
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Michigan boils on and every college football podcast on Earth will have something to bicker about until Lane Kiffin does another goofy thing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Despite the stress of delivering the “Arirang” on time, the men never bicker or snipe at each other.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 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
And yet, no matter how much we bicker, I’ll never deny his talent for cooking.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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We’re sure they have the same bickers and feuds we all have, too, and that’s comforting.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2024
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
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
Whatever irritations they have — like a long-married couple that bickers — they should work out.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2020
Grass cools the earth, but it also bickers with me over water.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
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Overdeck’s team of modelers and Siegel’s team of engineers bickered over how the bonus pool would be divided and which group’s job openings would take priority among Two Sigma’s recruiters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
As her male opponents bickered back and forth, taking swipes at each other, Porter said that given all the “shouting” and “disrespect” onstage, she was shocked that “anyone wants to talk about my temperament.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 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
Heavyweight Jeamie 'TKV' Tshikeva said Frazer Clarke is "fighting for his career", while Clarke questioned TKV's previous injury as they bickered at a tense news conference.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
George's lawyers bickered with one another, presented no defense, and called no witnesses.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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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
“I want to send them off to their room,” he joked about the brothers bickering with each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
One way a court can handle rumors of interpersonal bickering is to stop behaving badly in public sessions.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
"There were clearly arguments, bickering, clearly issues about long hours at work."
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Right away, they started bickering about who was the best pitcher on the Seattle Mariners.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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