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Which 19th-century American novel satirizes the way a dimly recalled dispute can turn into a feud?

dispute

[dih-spyoot] / dɪˈspjut /




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He offered to accept a B to resolve the dispute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The Welsh government said it welcomed the return of health visitors to work and a route towards resolving the long-running dispute.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Clearly what is good about the funding announcement is that it ends a 12 month dispute between the department and GPs.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The reason I say your dispute is more emotional than financial is because you are both in a very good position.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Exactly what happened next, as far as Galileo was concerned, has been a matter of dispute among historians, because there is some ambiguity in the surviving records.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

It disputes responsibility for the blazes but has settled claims nonetheless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Publishing salary details upfront could "expose unjustified differences in pay, give workers greater confidence to challenge discrimination and prevent disagreements over pay escalating into disputes".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The sector employs more than four million people and its success is marred by longstanding disputes over wages, working conditions and labour rights.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

The California-based firm said its models were trained in various sources and that copyright holders could submit disputes directly with them.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Other villagers, including Nya's uncle, would resolve any disputes that arose.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park

Dunbar claimed she had only been paid for five of her previous 39 tour dates, a claim disputed by promoter Breakneck Comedy.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The accuracy of some events may be disputed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Official survey vessels criss-cross disputed waters to test rival governments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

After the disputed election, Kabila and Tshisekedi entered a power-sharing arrangement that allowed Kabila's coalition to retain control of parliament even after Tshisekedi took office in January 2019.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Estraven asked, “How does it chance that you, the Lord of Stok, are here on disputed land alone?”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

More than that, he was also disputing the idea that his technology, in China's hands, was any type of national security concern.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 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

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Thompson spent months asking for clarity about the added charges—and disputing some—and eventually wound up paying about $6,000 out of pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Wittgenstein’s whole undertaking, as interpreted by the sociologists, is directed at disputing the idea that there can be perception independent of enunciation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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