squabbling

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Before they were squabbling in court and attending fashion galas, today’s masters of the universe built their names on engineering, coding and hard-charging leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

As they flew away from Brussels over the weekend, the pair left behind a just-defused crisis in transatlantic relations and internal squabbling over another trade deal with South American nations.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

A separate joint venture with Helsing, a German defense startup, fell apart last year amid squabbling over who would have most control over the software project, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

In that sitcom set-up, Kelly and Jack fulfilled the roles of a squabbling brother and sister, executive producer Jeff Stilson told the BBC, while Sharon was "the mom trying to hold it all together".

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

He didn’t ask “Where’d you learn that?” and so Josie didn’t have to make up any stories that erased the dirty, squabbling children she’d known at her old neighborhood day care.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix