at loggerheads

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Signatories of the landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty began a meeting Monday at the United Nations as fears of a renewed arms race escalate, with atomic powers again at loggerheads over safeguards.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

For the chief constable of Northern Ireland to be at loggerheads with MI5 is "unprecedented" says veteran investigative journalist, John Ware, who has reported on the Troubles since the 1970s.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

The government of President Emmanuel Macron has been at loggerheads with Shein for weeks after French authorities said they had found illicit products being sold on the platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The government had already been at loggerheads with Junts in other parliamentary votes and negotiated its support on a case-by-case basis.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

No doubt we’ll be at loggerheads again pretty soon.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan