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bone to pick









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For Phillips though, there is a little bone to pick.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Last year, Ripple Chief Executive Brad Garlinghouse had a bone to pick with banks, saying they had shut him and his industry out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Our only bone to pick here is that Nov. 26 is being described as “after the election.”

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024

But, for this reason alone, I have a bone to pick with garlic salt.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2023

“Red, I don’t have any bone to pick with you.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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