quibble
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One quibble is that growth is narrow, with tech carrying basically the entire load.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“Could some of them quibble that they missed more of yesterday’s rally than they would have liked? Sure, but no one ever went broke by taking a profit,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
While ministers may quibble with a lack of communication, no issue is taken with the use of Scottish airbases or airports - that, I'm told, is standard operating procedure.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
But this is a minor quibble for a film that, like the “Nebraska” album itself, rightly dares to elevate the making of a solo acoustic record into high art.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025
“Philosophers and Politicians may nibble and quibble, but they will never get rid of it. Their only resource is to controul it.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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