dispute
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The new dispute over the pilots highlights the lack of progress amid a deepening economic standoff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Gardeners at The Royal Parks in London have voted to strike in a dispute over pay, their union has said.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Together, the evidence appears to resolve a long running dispute over whether original biological molecules can remain in extremely old fossils.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
“To us, Bruce was never just a case number, a legal dispute, or a public controversy,” the group wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
There were other aspects of the dispute that we shall not go into here, since they have less direct bearing on Galileo’s life.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Iran disputes that the U.S. controls the strait.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Eventually, the yard’s tall treehouse and growing crowds each Halloween led to permit disputes and the prospect of criminal charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Efforts to identify the responsible party were hindered by ownership transitions and liability disputes, which delayed DTSC’s enforcement activities,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
So they wrote a letter to Kushner saying they were locked in nearly two decades of court disputes with Shehu, urging the developers not to proceed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Some have been in trouble with the law, have family disputes, or are just alone and have no one to turn to.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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Responding, the venue's lawyer, Darren Cox, disputed whether it would have been possible to settle the matter pre-litigation.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
China has since warned its citizens against travel to Japan and imposed trade restrictions, while also conducting regular patrols around disputed islands.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Pope Alexander II may therefore have supported William for reasons that went well beyond Harold's disputed claim to the English throne.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Federal officials said the two states had failed to provide sufficient evidence that a number of disputed medical claims were legitimate.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
In all his published work, Copernicus made no mention of astrology—but nor is there anything to suggest that he would have disputed the standard view, that astronomy existed to make astrology possible.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Hims & Hers is disputing the claims and said it would defend itself in court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
El Temach and Kibe both strongly deny their content is misogynistic, with Kibe - in an interview with the BBC - even disputing the existence of the concept.
From BBC ● May 27, 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
Manifold stated he was “removed without warning and without explanation,” disputing BP’s characterization of his conduct.
From Barron's ● May 27, 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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