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The two preachers have previously been detained by authorities, the most recent being in January, when they were summoned by police for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble".

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

To avoid any quarrels, I suggest timing any stock sale, with the beneficiaries’ cooperation, so that no one inadvertently misses out on a dividend payment.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Mr. Zipperstein suggests that the real drama was not in the bedroom but at the writing desk, where Roth’s quarrels with himself became art.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

A revised order was issued and the list of countries affected kept changing; there were intergovernmental quarrels along with protests from U.S. allies in the Muslim world.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

First we talked about the quarrels and how I see them in a very different light these days, and then about how we’ve become alienated from our parents.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank