dispute
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Tottenham and their Brazil forward Richarlison are in dispute over the remaining nine months on his contract.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Yet rental providers dispute that holiday lets are to blame for rising house prices.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The dispute traces back to 2009, when AMC contracted with Kirkman for the TV rights to his comic book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Justice Department said an official who sent a “Pause on Canada” email misunderstood a directive and it continues to cooperate with Ottawa amid a trade dispute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
I’m not in the mood to dispute his misuse of the word “offer.”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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Alvarez’s intervention work primarily focused on using his gang contacts to help quash disputes and acting as a middleman between people scared to report crimes to police and law enforcement officials, according to Garcia-Leys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The court -- which rules on legal disputes between countries -- has already thrown out a request by Nicaragua to impose emergency measures on Germany, notably to stop arms exports to Israel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 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
This year former engineer turned social media geologist Luisa Hendry will be on hand to study the stones and, if necessary, settle disputes.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Some have been in trouble with the law, have family disputes, or are just alone and have no one to turn to.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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CNN and the New York Times said people present at the site disputed his account.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Or in the sterile, professional confines of SoFi Stadium, where Jarmond would have the Bruins playing this season if the city of Pasadena hadn’t disputed the move in court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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 four children disputed his ability to vote the shares held by a family investment vehicle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The Fox Brothers train has been moved off the siding, and the hotly disputed elephant car is now hitched directly behind our engine, where the ride will be smoothest.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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She details the exhausting effort of disputing her partner’s medical claims with insurance companies, which required her to navigate, in her words, “a stingy and Kafkaesque system of financial and social support.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
While the new British number one is not representing the country of his birth, there is no disputing where his talent was honed.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
We argued that the government shouldn’t be allowed to punish American citizens while forbidding them from publicly disputing the accusations, aside from grave matters of national security.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The case has garnered the attention of the federal Department of Justice, which filed a brief this month disputing an argument made by the insurers to have the case thrown out.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
I ain’t disputing that I’m a whole lot smarter than most other children who’re near ’bout twelve years old, but I couldn’t for anything see how come a river made so much difference.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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