squabbled

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Top Republican and Democratic lawyers squabbled over the details of Civil War “field voting,” when ballots were collected from Union soldiers and transported back home after the election.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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

Caged animals squabbled with us through the bars.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson