spats
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The two seemed to relish their occasional public spats over policy.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Social media spats between the fighters have brought plenty of heat, but Conor Benn does not compare it to the raw nature of the Eubank saga, which spilled over into face-to-face fury.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
CEO spats are rare but there's one brewing between the bosses of AMC and Robinhood.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Not having affairs, not engaging in departmental spats, not, à la Prof. Indiana Jones, cracking whips and cracking wise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Those stiff celluloid collars around their necks and the spats around their ankles.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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