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dispute

[dih-spyoot] / dɪˈspyut /




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For all his talk of how draining the job is - and that much is beyond dispute - he clearly basks in it.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

He unexpectedly first picked up a whistle during a local match when a dispute over the referee prompted players on both sides to ask him to take over.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

A lakefront homeowner likened his neighbor’s shoreline walks to a home invasion in a dispute that could go to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The dispute forced the company into Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

This is particularly so with dates just around the time that people first came to the Americas, which is one of the reasons the matter is so perennially in dispute.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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