quibble
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People may want to quibble with me about this, but I believe marinated beans occupy a category adjacent to, yet ontologically distinct from, bean salad.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026
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
“Could some of them quibble that they missed more of yesterday’s rally than they would have liked? Sure, but no one ever went broke by taking a profit,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 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
They were working for the Man in an unequal, sometimes unjust society—I doubt that many would quibble with that description.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing quibble
Fahrenheit 451
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