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dispute

[dih-spyoot] / dɪˈspjut /




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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

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

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

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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