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disputed

[dih-spyoo-tid] / dɪˈspju tɪd /






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UC has disputed the federal findings at its campuses and said the university system complies with federal and state laws.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Bartiromo’s lawyer disputed those accounts on Friday, calling reports of her firing “absolutely and unequivocally false” and said they have the receipts to prove it.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

More than 40 years after the war over the territory, sovereignty of the archipelago in the south-west Atlantic Ocean remains hotly disputed between Britain and Argentina.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Chris McDonald, the UK's science and technology minister, told AFP nobody disputed the opportunity the executives were describing, but that "clearly the people leading businesses have a different set of responsibilities to people running countries."

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

It was the roar of the damned that filled Broadway, where motor cars and buses and the hurrying people disputed every inch with death.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin




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