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dispute

[dih-spyoot] / dɪˈspjut /




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The dispute over how sacred time should be measured may have intensified the sect's conflict with religious leaders in Jerusalem and contributed to its isolation.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

For anyone disappointed that the courts have apparently closed the book on whether a Reese’s pumpkin needs a face, the dispute may not be over yet.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

What isn’t in dispute is that Xi carries the ordinary risk factors of a man in his 70s.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

That dispute centred on how much money the UK would pay to join.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Yet in the years after 1704 a bitter dispute broke out between them as to whether Leibniz had seen a manuscript of Newton’s and stolen his ideas.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Mediating disputes among the executive branch’s advisers and officials before they reach the president is also an important part of the job.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

But tensions flared back up later in the month after disputes over alternative shipping channels and alleged U.S. bypass moves.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

But it also requires authorities, in most cases, to first try to reach an agreement with property owners, and disputes can be taken to court.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

A spokesperson for Pearce said the company disputes Lineage’s allegations that Pearce caused the fire.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Royal didn’t mention the philosophical disputes that dominated the weekly meetings.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Lindsay has not disputed that she killed them but her lawyers argued she should not be held legally responsible because she was suffering from severe mental illness.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

Every spring, mason Mohammad Ghulam Sarwar boards a train to Indian Kashmir, seeking higher wages despite the risk of being targeted by militants in the disputed Himalayan region.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

The two countries have revived a high-level dialogue on their disputed boundary by special representatives and come to agreements on military patrols in two disputed areas.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

UC has disputed the federal findings at its campuses and said the university system complies with federal and state laws.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

How the tabloids got hold of that story is hotly disputed.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

The CMS system had added the outstanding amount, and some arrears he had been disputing, to his continuing payments to come up with the new figure.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Hims & Hers is disputing the claims and said it would defend itself in court.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

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

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

It had been by denying what I saw with my eyes, disputing what I felt with my body, that I had managed to keep my identity intact.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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