quarreling

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Written by Mr. Carney and Peter McDonald, who also contributes a funny supporting turn as one of Rick’s band mates, it stumbles into a bog of bitterness, quarreling and unseemly behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In 1994, Tori Amos’ U.S. video for her piano anthem “Cornflake Girl” presents a coven of quarreling young women driven through the desert in the back of a pickup truck.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

For much of the production, directed by George C. Wolfe, I was quibbling and quarreling with the reigning queen of Broadway.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

The quarreling threatens to undermine conservation goals because all decisions must be unanimous.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023

Any domestic quarreling, any discourtesy, especially to women, was not allowed.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey