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dispute

[dih-spyoot] / dɪˈspjut /




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Kimmel alluded to the Walt Disney Co. network’s ongoing dispute with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr as the reason for the switch.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Yet rental providers dispute that holiday lets are to blame for rising house prices.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

The decadelong dispute between AI-tech mogul Chey Tae-won and his ex-wife Roh Soh-yeong has unfolded like a K-drama—with money, romance, corruption and betrayal.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Byfield was never convicted of assault, but the dispute still had serious consequences.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

I went down a bit of a rabbit hole here; the property has been tied up in a legal dispute since late 2012, and then an additional case was opened in 2018 about adverse possession.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Those provisions were intended as a way to level the playing field against a federal government, allowing entities to recoup attorney costs when they win legal disputes against the feds.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

"While Grindr disputes the allegations, it recognizes and acknowledges the distress and loss of trust expressed by some of its UK users regarding that pre-2020 period," the company said in its filing.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Plaintiffs attorneys, legislators and patients say that Kaiser’s private and confidential process for arbitrating legal disputes over medical care still has key flaws that favor Kaiser over patients bringing malpractice cases.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Reason, beauty, poetry, and excellent conversation were his preferred tools for settling disputes.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

Bartiromo’s lawyer disputed those accounts on Friday, calling reports of her firing “absolutely and unequivocally false” and said they have the receipts to prove it.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Chris McDonald, the UK's science and technology minister, told AFP nobody disputed the opportunity the executives were describing, but that "clearly the people leading businesses have a different set of responsibilities to people running countries."

From Barron's Sep. 2, 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

As soon as the autopsy results were published, they were disputed.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Thompson spent months asking for clarity about the added charges—and disputing some—and eventually wound up paying about $6,000 out of pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

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

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

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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