quibble
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The band, expanded to include touring keyboardist Loren Gold, seemed exhilarated, if a little stiff at times, a first-night quibble that will surely self-correct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Anyone can quibble about numbers and calculations around the edges.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
One quibble is that growth is narrow, with tech carrying basically the entire load.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
But the Surge’s bylaws are clear that no nit be left unpicked, and so we have to quibble with his framing.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2026
A quibble arose concerning the phrase “break out.”
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
Forget the quibbles about not being pleasing on the eye or too many set-pieces.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
While some of the quibbles with ServiceNow’s latest earnings are more company-specific, including margin impacts related to recent deal closures, other aspects may have wider implications for the sector.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
But despite any narrative quibbles, the movie deserves praise for its genuine call for compassion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
This goes to all the quibbles that we surfaced about the shadow docket when Vasquez Perdomo came out.
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2025
For the first time, Lawrence heard a physicist with a solid grasp of subatomic behavior express support for his idea rather than smothering it in quibbles.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Close hasn’t quibbled with her team’s seeding despite its impressive 31-1 regular-season record against a loaded schedule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
The agency also quibbled that Regenxbio’s trial lacked a placebo arm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Necheles further quibbled that Daniels said in her In Touch interview that Trump was “nice, intelligent in conversation,” which the lawyer argued contradicted Daniels’ testimony about her encounter with Trump.
From Slate ● May 10, 2024
"They sent the money right out. They never quibbled anything, they've been brilliant."
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024
Danny and Joe chattered, quibbled, and stuffed their mouths, oblivious to the tension in the air.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
But quibbling over individual op-eds let him sidestep some uncomfortable introspection.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
It was a mistake to think that you could give the beach cottage to these quibbling brothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
But she dismissed arguments that regular sugar is less processed as "completely quibbling", noting that both products require stripping out fibre and other nutritional benefits.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
But they subjected the commission’s rulemaking procedure to pitiless quibbling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
For every bit of awe we felt in Kenya, we were also tired, which led to quibbling, which led finally, for whatever reason, to rage.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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