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bicker

[bik-er] / ˈbɪk ər /


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It’s been a wild ride for the pair, but despite their snowballing fame, they swear they’re like any other dad and daughter who bicker, joke around and simply enjoy each other’s company.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

These days, pastel and fluorescent birds groom, preen and bicker in enclosures behind the home.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 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 here, in Lord Dunmore’s Regiment, the singers meet and exchange and bicker over variations, all eager to have their song known.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

We’re sure they have the same bickers and feuds we all have, too, and that’s comforting.

From Salon Sep. 29, 2024

A couple forms, bickers, ends — and may or may not be reborn on different terms.

From New York Times Oct. 27, 2022

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

Hence his decision to insinuate himself into “Riccardino” as “Author,” who periodically bickers with his own creation, Montalbano, about where the story is going and how the case should be solved.

From Washington Post Oct. 7, 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

Once out front Verstappen spent the rest of the race engaging in light-hearted badinage with his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase as they bickered about how hard he should push.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2023

These past few months they’ve bickered and argued and gone back and forth.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

This, friends, is exactly what the speech was meant to accomplish — myopic bickering.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 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

For the nine-person jury, as Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers noted, their decision may come down to a simple question: who should they believe among the bickering billionaires?

From Barron's May 14, 2026

As might be expected, Serjeant Clippinger had no interest in the case, and enjoined me to cease my prim bickering.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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