falling-out

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The company’s move to convert into a for-profit business led to a falling-out with Musk, who alleged in his lawsuit that OpenAI “stole a charity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Earlier this campaign, failure to get there was looking a distinct possibility after a string of poor results, a falling-out with talisman Mohamed Salah and an injury to record signing Alexander Isak.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

There are reports that there was a falling-out between them.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

“I had a falling-out with him. I haven’t spoken to him in 15 years,” Trump said after Epstein’s 2019 arrest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

He’d had a falling-out with Kubat in August of 1993 over a moral issue, according to Bobby, and they weren’t on speaking terms.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady