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quibble

[kwib-uhl] / ˈkwɪb əl /




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We can quibble over the amount they should pay, but the bill’s numbers are in the right ballpark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Investors may quibble with some aspects of SoFi’s outlook.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

But the Surge’s bylaws are clear that no nit be left unpicked, and so we have to quibble with his framing.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2026

The main quibble with this second season is the writers’ heavy reliance on our fondness for the returning cast, which comes at the expense of newcomers like Al-Hashimi or the latest crop of medical students.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

They were working for the Man in an unequal, sometimes unjust society—I doubt that many would quibble with that description.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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