squabble
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Shell’s departure from Paramount was expected regardless of the Cipriani squabble, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
There was a time when the public picked a team in the Murdoch family’s squabble.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
And like in any squabble, there will be a winner and a loser.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 25, 2026
They would raise a glass to that if it happens and leave the politicians to squabble over who fought Scotch's corner the hardest.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
The two others kept their hands behind them and constantly rubbed them against each other, as if in joyful anticipation of a great squabble which must end up in their favour.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
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Jeanie Buss is as familiar with sibling squabbles as she is with the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Ford told reporters on Monday that the neighbourly squabbles can be maddening.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
But talks were slowed down due to disagreement over the price, as well as squabbles within the government over how big the stake should be.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Twenty-six years after Jack and Greg first sparred, “Focker-in-Law” is set to rehash old squabbles.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2026
Penkovsky also gave the CIA and MI6 a wealth of information about the Soviet leadership, including both rumors and concrete information about political squabbles inside the Kremlin and the Soviet military hierarchy.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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Parton’s in-laws and her own father squabbled over who bore the financial burden of supporting Parton and her daughters, for Handsome Charlie had left his household in debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
The city and team have squabbled over access to the stadium for a property assessment authorized in 2023 that has still not been completed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
O'Donnell and Trump have squabbled publicly and repeatedly since her first stint as a co-host on ABC's "The View."
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
And as Leclerc then squabbled with the recovering Sainz, and the Ferraris then ran into tyre trouble before Mercedes and Verstappen, Russell stretched out his lead to take control of the race.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
Flocks of crows squabbled noisily over each head, thick as flies.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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Instead, industry mismanagement and a punishing economic depression left PdVSA and its partner squabbling over payments, according to people familiar with the business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
She hands out camping chairs, decides when it is safe to use the escalator, and de-escalates spats between people squabbling over a patch of floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
An issue like that can intensify the squabbling when a death occurs in the family.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
"He's looking after us while me and Jude are squabbling with each other," Rogers said.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
And later, as I lay on my little cot, I heard a strange, high-pitched sound that I later learned was the “giggling” of hyenas squabbling over some prey.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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