dispute
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Cooper also cited Drakeo’s 2021 song “IngleWeird,” interviews and music released by artists associated with the two camps as evidence of an escalating dispute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
However work stalled after a dispute with insurers, resulting in a long-running arbitration claim.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Min Zin, who heads a Myanmar-focused think tank and is a Berkeley Ph.D. candidate, was held upon arrival at the airport on suspicion of espionage—charges his think tank and the State Department both dispute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Guyana, a small English-speaking country at the northeast corner of South America, is locked in a territorial dispute with neighboring Venezuela over the oil-rich Essequibo region.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
A century later, in the years after 1653, there was a bitter dispute between Thomas Bartholin and Olof Rudbeck over the discovery of the human lymphatic system.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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She had hoped the MoU would give the two sides time to resolve the remaining disputes and restore stability.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
She also touches on regions that are now or have recently been the subject of territorial disputes, such as Bosnia, Kosovo and Crimea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The allegations of wrongdoing are particularly sensitive given the temple's significance, standing on a site that was at the centre of one of India's longest-running religious disputes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
The contractor for Los Angeles International Airport’s long-awaited automatic people mover train filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles amid ongoing disputes with the airport over project delays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The League had some success in humanitarian work and in settling minor disputes.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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The disputed Strait of Hormuz is a key waterway for transporting fertilizer and other key commodities, in addition to oil.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The disputed settlement emerged from a 1985 lawsuit over the fate of 15-year-old Jenny Flores, a Salvadoran refugee who was picked up by federal immigration enforcement and left to languish in detention in Pasadena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
On Tuesday, the United States and its allies condemned China's "dangerous" behaviour after a clash between Chinese and Philippine sailors in the disputed South China Sea, a crucial route for global trade.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Firetruck makers have disputed allegations they manipulate the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
But it meant that the fact had a peculiar status in English law: once determined, it could never be disputed.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Jolie later pushed back in her own court filings, disputing Pitt’s characterization of Shefler.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Manifold stated he was “removed without warning and without explanation,” disputing BP’s characterization of his conduct.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Meta is also disputing how penalties are calculated when multiple companies owned by the same parent organisation are found jointly liable for breaches.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Joyce said the atmosphere in the Crown Inn on the evening of 21 December was "menacing, threatening, argumentative and disputing" because of Gothard's behaviour.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
On the whole, I by no means recognised the analysis, but thought it not worth disputing.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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