dispute

The current dispute between China and Taiwan dates to a civil war between the nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek, who retreated to the island in 1949 after being defeated by Mao Zedong's communist fighters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

With the Portadown parade dispute causing so much tension in recent weeks, politicians know that there is still a need to keep searching for a lasting solution.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

What’s not in dispute is the Batanes’ strategic location.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Game 3 finale was disrupted by a fan interference call—what is it with overenthusiastic Yankee fans and outfield walls—but the result was hard to dispute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“So!” said Gaunt triumphantly, as though he had just proved a complicated point beyond all possible dispute.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

It is often confused with the International Court of Justice, also based in The Hague, which settles disputes between countries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Rather than forming a single scale that runs from minor disputes to lethal attacks, different types of aggression may arise under different social and evolutionary pressures.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Drumcree was one of Northern Ireland's most serious parading disputes in the mid-1990s.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Today, maritime disputes between Turkey and Greece and natural-gas discoveries in the eastern Mediterranean have drawn Greece into a closer strategic alliance with Israel who have quickly made common cause.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

We were busy almost all the time, with work, study, resolving disputes.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Webull disputed a congressional committee’s findings about its ties to China, saying the report contained inaccuracies and unsupported conclusions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

San Jose Water Co., which serves about 1 million customers, disputed the group’s findings, saying it used “erroneously aggregated data to perform an analysis that grabs headlines.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

United has previously disputed the accuracy of the Journal’s reporting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Bartiromo’s attorney disputed reports that she had been fired.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Well, a hundred tears or one,” the woman said, obviously cross to have her account disputed, “when her tear fell on the wall, the part it touched just collapsed—as if crushed by her sorrow.”

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

At Dungannon Crown Court on 3 September 2026, a defence barrister for Mariano said he was "not disputing the harm caused by this case".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Tax Court, disputing the agency’s claim that they made missteps with grantor-retained annuity trusts, or GRATs, which they used to shift money to their three daughters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

But SLC Turnberry Limited - which owns the course - is disputing Trump's role as the "ultimate owner", arguing that his stake in the course is held by a trust.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Becerra has defended his record at HHS, arguing that the Trump administration had left the agency ill-equipped to care for so many children and disputing the number of unaccompanied minors who were “lost.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Feeling the cold grip my bones, I continue walking, disputing with myself this question of disobedience and punishment.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein