fractious

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Through sheer force of will, and despite several attempts on his life, President de Gaulle held his fractious country together and established an independent foreign policy, much to the annoyance of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Bruce Meyer, the current executive director of the players association, puts the union’s fractious history with the owners at the center of his communications with players.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

It has had a fractious relationship with former prime minister Oli in the past.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Allegra Goodman’s family saga coaxes, in Sam Sacks’s words, “excellent, bone-dry humor” out of the skirmishes and long-running battles among members of a loving, fractious clan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The area's human geography is equally diverse: it is the home of more than a dozen major Indian groups, who have a long and fractious history.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann