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dispute

[dih-spyoot] / dɪˈspjut /




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Menapace says she’s been locked in a dispute with the company’s insurer over the leaks in her roof.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Consultant doctors in England are to stage a two-day strike next month in a dispute over pay and working conditions.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

A third phase of 52 turbines had been awarded to Indian conglomerate Adani, but the government cancelled the contract in 2025 after a dispute over the price per kilowatt-hour.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

In statements and interviews with the Journal, the researchers dispute that account.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

That Harriet Monroe also loved Root seems beyond dispute.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

The “H3 Podcast” subseries fizzled out in 2021 due to revenue disputes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Producers typically handle disputes with talent behind closed doors to protect their reputations as collaborators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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

Midnight matches and money disputes - why is tennis schedule such a headache?

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Priority disputes are an infallible indicator that knowledge has become public, progressive and discovery oriented.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

While this happens, the disputed conduct often continues.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

But several drivers who spoke to the BBC said they did not want new jobs, and disputed claims their horses are mistreated - even as many New Yorkers and tourists welcomed the ban.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

In August Mr. Putin visited the islands, which Russia captured in 1945 and whose legitimate control is disputed by Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

This isn’t the first time Arthur has disputed her daughter’s claims.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

Those whose attitude toward the war is most nearly rational are the subject peoples of the disputed territories.

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

At Dungannon Crown Court on 3 September 2026, a defence barrister for Mariano said he was "not disputing the harm caused by this case".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Tax Court, disputing the agency’s claim that they made missteps with grantor-retained annuity trusts, or GRATs, which they used to shift money to their three daughters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Wittgenstein’s whole undertaking, as interpreted by the sociologists, is directed at disputing the idea that there can be perception independent of enunciation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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