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dispute

[dih-spyoot] / dɪˈspjut /




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This week, Quentin Fottrell — The Moneyist — attempted to mediate a dispute between a married couple, over how to allocate their cash: Should they pay down debt, or invest?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Ballot measures regarding billboards and ticket sales highlight a protracted dispute between Inglewood and its NFL team the Rams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

With most of the inventory build occurring in China at port, stockpiles can be run down relatively quickly if the dispute is resolved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Lechevallier had been selected by French President Emmanuel Macron to replace the previous envoy, Laurent Bili, over the summer, but his appointment was thrown into limbo after a dispute stemming from the UN.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

In this dispute the question of the relative merits of ancient and modern science was at first entirely secondary.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The “H3 Podcast” subseries fizzled out in 2021 due to revenue disputes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Aevex disputes a report that the Navy halted drone-boat orders, while Wall Street analysts see room for a recovery.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Midnight matches and money disputes - why is tennis schedule such a headache?

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Resolute says it has no plans to leave Mali despite the continuing security concerns and past disputes in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Here it is important to compare the disputes in which Boyle was engaged with those in which Pascal was engaged.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Action disputed the assertion in the Medicaid guidelines that treatment intensity doesn’t correlate with outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

This isn’t the first time Arthur has disputed her daughter’s claims.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

University student Fadumo Ali worried that a disputed federal election "could undermine governance and national unity".

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Ortiz said Byrd showed up late and unprepared for Ortiz Jara’s June 5 court date, which Byrd disputed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

But it meant that the fact had a peculiar status in English law: once determined, it could never be disputed.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Laura Overdeck’s side is disputing this valuation and has argued that her husband’s equity in Two Sigma didn’t vest until well after the marriage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

If reality truly is nothing more than a hallucination, dream or computer screensaver in the brain, why should we waste time disputing it?

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

At Dungannon Crown Court on 3 September 2026, a defence barrister for Mariano said he was "not disputing the harm caused by this case".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Education Department and her loan servicer, as well as disputing her credit report, to get the situation corrected.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

There will be lots of disputing among the experts over what is certain and what not; perhaps the heat and duration of dispute could be adapted for the measurement of uncertainty.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas


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