at loggerheads
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Switzerland's biggest bank UBS is currently at loggerheads with the government, which wants to tighten banking regulations following the implosion of Credit Suisse in 2023.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
More than a year later, they are at loggerheads on a major potential fix that could cost $50,000 per airplane.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
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
No doubt we’ll be at loggerheads again pretty soon.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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