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dispute

[dih-spyoot] / dɪˈspjut /




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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

The bridge fallout comes against a backdrop of a challenging trade dispute with Canada and the US.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

State officials dispute that, saying bears are euthanized only in extreme circumstances such as after they’ve hurt someone or committed repeated break-ins.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 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

But Brahe and Ursus did not invent the priority dispute; rather, they cared about priority because mathematicians had been taking it seriously since at least 1520.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in response that Ottawa stands ready to "intensify" talks with the United States, and has made proposals to resolve disputes and modernize the USMCA.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 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

Where there are vituperative priority disputes, ways of resolving them must be sought.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

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

Not every Yosemite visitor that The Times spoke to for this story had as bad of a time as Dollinger, but no one disputed crowds being an issue.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Popularly known as "Sonam sir", Wangchuk is one of best-known public figures in the disputed Indian-administered territory of Ladakh and a well-known name in India.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

I thought of those twenty times and soon disputed that “fact.”

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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

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

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

There was no disputing that Rindlisbacher had not said this to Reggie.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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