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

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

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

While peaceful, the stalemate has reopened what was once the most bitter parading dispute in Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

And there was only one way of solving a dispute of this nature.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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

Various administrations have regularly used it over trade disputes in a number of sectors, from beer to green technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Under that view, species that frequently engage in everyday fights or disputes might also be expected to show higher levels of lethal violence.

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

The Seattle General Strike was the first major labor walkout in a year that would see an almost continuous stream of labor disputes.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Whitehall sources have not disputed the decision from Washington was in response to the incident at RAF Fairford.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

We had disputed mildly over the need for woolens.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

The group has been disputing those allegations in court filings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

In his response to the Palace disputing his account, Earl Spencer, who shares his first name with the King, said: "They've sort of smudged that one, haven't they? They've said that recollections may vary."

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

In response to the Palace disputing his account, Earl Spencer, who shares his first name with the King, said: "They've sort of smudged that one, haven't they? They've said that recollections may vary."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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

Doctors were openly disputing every aspect of the fever, and the College of Physicians, which had promised to meet every Monday, had given up.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy