dispute
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Glasgow City Council and the largest council union, Unison, have reached an agreement in a pay and grading dispute.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"This isn't about a contract for us. This isn't about a dispute between an organization and the government. This is about 20,000 children who came to the United States seeking safety," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The ugly facts of the Cornell 7 case are in dispute, and we don’t profess to know who is right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Sitting under the same roof were those involved in the dispute – Portadown Orange Order and the Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition – headed by Nigel Dawson and Breandán Mac Cionnaith respectively.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The same way that trolls solved every dispute....
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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Corey Riday-White, managing attorney for the nonprofit Center for Climate Integrity, disputes that characterization.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
No one truly disputes the importance of due process to handle accusations of sexual violence.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The board, to set be established within 180 days of closing, will have authority to resolve disputes between journalists and management over alleged violations of editorial standards, including reporting bias and fairness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
It called for the governor’s Office of Tribal Affairs to mediate any disputes between tribes and state water agencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Where there are vituperative priority disputes, ways of resolving them must be sought.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Whitehall sources have not disputed the decision from Washington was in response to the incident at RAF Fairford.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Bartiromo’s attorney disputed reports that she had been fired.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague disputed the claim of insufficient evidence as a "laughable argument."
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Luna has said the county’s attorneys maintain that the unredacted records can’t be released until it completes a “meet and confer” process with the Sheriff’s Department union, a claim that watchdogs have disputed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It transforms science from knowledge of the truth, regarded as indisputable, into a form of progressive knowledge in which established truths may always be disputed and in which an ultimate truth is never attained.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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At Dungannon Crown Court on 3 September 2026, a defence barrister for Mariano said he was "not disputing the harm caused by this case".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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
In a settlement agreement reached last year, Conservice agreed to provide any California tenant disputing their bill with copies of invoices and formulas used to determine their specific charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Well,” said Emma, “there is no disputing about taste.—At least you admire her except her complexion.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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