squabbling

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Squabbling among Iberia’s Christian kings caused their alliance to collapse.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Squabbling over details has become a feature of U.N. climate conferences as well as discussions around corporate sustainability, said Matthew Archer, a professor of sustainability at the University of York in the United Kingdom.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2022

Squabbling ensued, with both candidates talking over each other, prompting moderator Sophie Raworth to intervene.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2022

Squabbling between the United States and China, the two biggest polluters, are among the backstage dramas delaying release of the report.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022

Squabbling o'er the Morality of Art, Or fighting o'er the Genesis of Fable.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 13, 1890 by Various