squabbling

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Cue a montage of the two of them squabbling that, alas, sets the tone for this movie, which drones much more often than it soars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

When the next streetcar rolls in, the upper deck fills with a gaggle of schoolgirls, squabbling over who gets the window seat closest to the sea breeze.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 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

After a news conference full of squabbling, the face-off passed without major incident.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

Park said he lost his position as head of taekwondo training in Pyongyang in 2002, after squabbling with a midlevel apparatchik who apparently snitched on him to higher-ups in the government.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden