dispute
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The ongoing dispute over the waterway has cast a shadow over the bloc's events all year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
The dispute started as an argument over alleged inappropriate behavior by members of the Salinas group, some of which was corroborated by witness statements and physical evidence, according to prosecutors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
"The CMA identified the need for stronger consumer protection, support for vulnerable households, and more formal dispute resolution arrangements," she told MLAs.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
He offered to accept a B to resolve the dispute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Yet now he could not clearly recall those issues which were the cause of their dispute.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
He added that he hopes both his family and the British media can put certain disputes behind them.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
The measures include a mandatory code of conduct for heating oil suppliers and giving the Consumer Council an enhanced role in helping consumers resolve disputes.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
The San Francisco-based AI company disputes the allegations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
It disputes responsibility for the blazes but has settled claims nonetheless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Of equal importance to priority disputes is the naming of discoveries.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The Greens’ expert witnesses disputed that, but they also conceded that laetrile had no observable effect in curing leukemia.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
The group questioned how the disputed books could have passed through a selection process involving expert committees, price negotiations and several levels of review.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Sun Valley disputed the charges in an in-house government tribunal to little avail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Logan’s office said its review of about 200 flagged voters found that a substantial portion appeared to have been born in the United States, a finding Homeland Security officials disputed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 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
If reality truly is nothing more than a hallucination, dream or computer screensaver in the brain, why should we waste time disputing it?
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
After Art of Play’s response, Clarkson doubled down on her claims on Instagram with photos disputing the shop’s statement and detailing what she recalled of their interaction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The group has been disputing those allegations in court filings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Education Department and her loan servicer, as well as disputing her credit report, to get the situation corrected.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The equation involved a certain amount of fanciful math, but there was no disputing that the cyclotron was beginning to pay its way as a producer of radioactive isotopes on an industrial scale.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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