squabbling

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One cannot avoid squabbling, she wrote, because it constitutes “the natural state of people pitted against each other, helplessly furious people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

As they flew away from Brussels over the weekend, the pair left behind a just-defused crisis in transatlantic relations and internal squabbling over another trade deal with South American nations.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

A separate joint venture with Helsing, a German defense startup, fell apart last year amid squabbling over who would have most control over the software project, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

In that sitcom set-up, Kelly and Jack fulfilled the roles of a squabbling brother and sister, executive producer Jeff Stilson told the BBC, while Sharon was "the mom trying to hold it all together".

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

We had grown up together and shared all the closeness of two sisters squabbling over crayons and dolls.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan