dispute
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The drastic measures are aimed at easing a bitter water dispute that has divided the region for years and worsened this year amid an exceptional drought.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Kelmar suggested a few other steps you could take to dispute or negotiate a medical bill:
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Kalshi and Polymarket dispute that, saying they offer event contracts that are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
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
This gave rise to a further dispute as to whether Leibniz had arrived at his theories, as he claimed, independently, or had cobbled them together on the basis of a reading of the Principia.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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“Netflix disputes any claim that it bears the risk of loss for a film delivered without the proper industry-standard safeguards,” the company said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Despite being in charge of several enormous companies, Musk regularly wades into ostensibly local disputes, not just in Belfast but across Europe, apparently gleaning much of his knowledge from people he follows on X.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Those include the costs of medical and long-term care if one partner falls into ill health, as well as disputes over the aforementioned expenses and inheritance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The law established baseball-style arbitration to resolve payment disputes between out-of-network providers and insurers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The same obsessiveness would surface in his later life, whether in his duties at the Royal Mint or in his many disputes with people such as Hooke and Gottfried Leibnitz, the other inventor of calculus.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Hims & Hers disputed the lawsuit, saying it would defend itself against claims it called an effort to generate headlines at its expense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A spokesperson from the White House disputed that claim.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
That was disputed by Arkady Dvorkovich, who told the BBC in written answers, that "accusations about 'Russian influence' are false and contradicted by how Fide is governed."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
A statement by Manila's foreign ministry said Lazaro "reiterated the Philippines' strong protest over the violent actions committed by China Coast Guard personnel", referring to the clash at the disputed shoal this week.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Tawantinsuyu is known to have risen and fallen with breathtaking rapidity, but the exact chronology of its trajectory is disputed.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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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
Its justification is that it will ultimately protect children - despite doctors, human rights organisations and Indigenous groups disputing that.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
They can help with budgeting, bill-paying, tracking expenses, monitoring accounts, disputing an incorrect credit card charge, fighting an improper medical bill and helping with the winding down of an estate.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 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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