dispute
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Whatever the precise legal choreography, the substance of what happened is not in serious dispute.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
But some of them seemed to dispute the defence's claim that postpartum psychosis - a rare post-childbirth condition characterised by mania and depression - precluded Clancy from criminal liability.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The trade dispute between the two countries has been intensifying since talks broke down late last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Beachgoers may be the big winners in a high-profile dispute between the California Coastal Commission and Mark Attanasio, the billionaire businessman who owns the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Their Open Trade faction, a minority in the Thirty-Three, opposed the continuation of the Sinoth Valley dispute, and in general represented a conservative, unaggressive, non-nationalistic policy.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Plaintiffs attorneys, legislators and patients say that Kaiser’s private and confidential process for arbitrating legal disputes over medical care still has key flaws that favor Kaiser over patients bringing malpractice cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
In 1982 lawmakers set up the nationwide Federal Circuit to hear specialized appeals, such as patent disputes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
An Oura spokesperson said the company disputes the allegation and said its sleep-stage estimates have been “validated.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Quintanilla family is taking their personal disputes to the public.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rome would supply military forces, collect taxes, exploit resources, and have the deciding vote in any disputes.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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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
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
Proponents of the bill, including traffic safety groups and the state’s insurance industry, disputed telematics violated Proposition 103.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Penguin has disputed, external that account, saying it "remained keen and willing to publish the book" while the "relevant discussions" were going on.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The origins of their language are among the most disputed questions of linguistics: for not a single other one of the world’s major languages are the affinities to other languages still in doubt.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Becerra has defended his record at HHS, arguing that the Trump administration had left the agency ill-equipped to care for so many children and disputing the number of unaccompanied minors who were “lost.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Hims & Hers is disputing the claims and said it would defend itself in court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
This makes July 10, 2026, the red-letter day because taxpayers usually have three years after filing a return to make a claim disputing a penalty, according to Collins.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Manifold stated he was “removed without warning and without explanation,” disputing BP’s characterization of his conduct.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
There was no disputing that Rindlisbacher had not said this to Reggie.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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