spat
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Verhoeven spat out his gumshield while Usyk immediately protested at the added time his opponent was given to recover.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Elon Musk and Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary got into a spat in early 2026 over the technology.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
President Trump, who has had friendly meetings with Mamdani, has now weighed in on his spat with Griffin.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Page Six reported that Janet and Jermaine got into a spat, with Janet critiquing almost every scene.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
It occurred to me that gnomes didn’t really have brains, just some space in their heads that stored all our words and spat them back out when they reached the receiver.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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