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dispute

[dih-spyoot] / dɪˈspjut /




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Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., who helped arrange the church visit, told The Associated Press she asked Stevens not to attend because the dispute had become a distraction.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Audi factory and Cleveland-Cliffs to retain Stelco amid jobs dispute with Canadian government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The dispute echoes a growing pattern in consensus-based global negotiations, where oil-producing countries are accused of frustrating efforts to tackle fossil fuels, plastic trash and other environmental harm.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

A later rift stemmed from a dispute over a writing credit, according to Riskin’s daughter Victoria.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

In the course of this dispute, and with the example of Montaigne to hand, Arnauld reinvented the idea of the fact.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Three times as many can be found in the South China Sea to show force against the Philippines and Vietnam, with whom Beijing is embroiled in territorial disputes, the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Beth Middleton, senior associate in private wealth and disputes at JMW, said this was a "hugely significant" case that would "open a floodgate of claims".

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Benedikte Moltumyr Høgberg, a professor of constitutional law at Oslo University, said Norway is trying to stop its courts from being used in disputes over Russian assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Aevex disputes a report that the Navy halted drone-boat orders, while Wall Street analysts see room for a recovery.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

‘In disputes about natural phenomena,’ wrote Galileo, ‘one must not begin with the authority of scriptural passages, but with sensory experience and necessary demonstrations.’

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

When England head coach John Mitchell benched her after England's loss in Toronto he was clear that "it isn't disputed that she adds huge value".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Acton campaign at first disputed the police report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

While this happens, the disputed conduct often continues.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

Augustin disputed that characterization of the presentations and said he’s provided only factual information about the measure so residents can understand the choices before them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

In practice no one power ever controls the whole of the disputed area.

From "1984" by George Orwell

If reality truly is nothing more than a hallucination, dream or computer screensaver in the brain, why should we waste time disputing it?

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

Education Department and her loan servicer, as well as disputing her credit report, to get the situation corrected.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

But SLC Turnberry Limited - which owns the course - is disputing Trump's role as the "ultimate owner", arguing that his stake in the course is held by a trust.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Thompson spent months asking for clarity about the added charges—and disputing some—and eventually wound up paying about $6,000 out of pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

The equation involved a certain amount of fanciful math, but there was no disputing that the cyclotron was beginning to pay its way as a producer of radioactive isotopes on an industrial scale.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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