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dispute

[dih-spyoot] / dɪˈspyut /




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Musk tapped his fan base to win a 2024 dispute over his $46 billion compensation package at Tesla.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

However, a dispute over payment had broken out with the Iraqi Kurd people-smuggler, Noah Aaron, who had organised the migrants' journey.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In the wake of that dispute, the Pentagon severed its contracts with the company, whose AI tools had been the only ones to hold defense security clearance.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But after 2001’s “Scary Movie 2,” the Wayans got in a pay dispute with former Miramax executives Bob and Harvey Weinstein.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Finally, to top it all off and heighten its dramatic appeal, the petition arrived under the signature of Benjamin Franklin, whose patriotic credentials and international reputation were beyond dispute.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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