spats

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Spats between Weiss’s roster of deputies and the show’s stars have morphed into a fight over the future and soul of the program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Spats happened in the classroom, too, as children sat alongside peers for six hours in a row.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2022

Spats, insults, intellectual argy-bargy, and then on Saturday a formal contest: Ireland v England.

From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2019

Spats like the one that led to Peter Schwarzenbauer’s sudden exit to BMW, but nothing gigantic.

From Forbes • Apr. 14, 2015

"Spats," I answered, "are what people wear when they want to get a job and their boots are shabby."

From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol 150, February 9, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir