fractious

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Bruce Meyer, the current executive director of the players association, puts the union’s fractious history with the owners at the center of his communications with players.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

A fractious council meeting in December was disrupted by motorists honking their car horns outside, while a man was ejected for barracking councillors with shouts of "shame" after it got under way.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Attorneys for the tech titans hit back, saying in opening statements Monday and Tuesday that Kaley’s troubled home life and her fractious relationship with her family were to blame for her suffering, not the platforms.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Unlike the decades-old, highly organized independence movement in French-speaking Quebec province, Alberta's fractious separatist camp has not previously threatened Canadian unity.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

It’s full of rage, a fractious child screaming, “I hate you” at a parent.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover