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dispute

[dih-spyoot] / dɪˈspjut /




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Menapace says she’s been locked in a dispute with the company’s insurer over the leaks in her roof.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Bern Rogers, from Bristol, told the BBC of the "harrowing and deeply sad" family dispute since her elderly mother Sheila died in 2020, which even led to her facing criminal charges.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

This week, Quentin Fottrell — The Moneyist — attempted to mediate a dispute between a married couple, over how to allocate their cash: Should they pay down debt, or invest?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The legal dispute stunned Hollywood, where the only thing people take more seriously than content security is their relationships with major studios.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

At first glance, the dispute, which began in 1923, seemed mundane.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

The practice of using binding arbitration to resolve union and government disputes has been around for decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The child's family disputes that the shooting was justified.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

According to Thomas Benson of the Diogenes Group, a litigation-research firm, of 345 Finra arbitrators who decided at least five customer disputes since the beginning of 2015, 49—or 14%—never ruled in favor of investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Aevex disputes a report that the Navy halted drone-boat orders, while Wall Street analysts see room for a recovery.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

While this happens, the disputed conduct often continues.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

Augustin disputed that characterization of the presentations and said he’s provided only factual information about the measure so residents can understand the choices before them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Action disputed the assertion in the Medicaid guidelines that treatment intensity doesn’t correlate with outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

This isn’t the first time Arthur has disputed her daughter’s claims.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

Moreover, no fighting ever occurs except in the disputed areas round the Equator and the Pole; no invasion of enemy territory is ever undertaken.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Laura Overdeck’s side is disputing this valuation and has argued that her husband’s equity in Two Sigma didn’t vest until well after the marriage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

Education Department and her loan servicer, as well as disputing her credit report, to get the situation corrected.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

First, there was no disputing the importance of the discoveries in the New World, for the simple reason that they had become matters of state, the concern of kings.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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