- present participle of wrangle.
wrangling
Example Sentences
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Last month the Commerce Department blocked Anthropic from selling its state-of-the-art models abroad owing to national security concerns and it took weeks of wrangling to resolve this impasse.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
LA28 Olympic leaders and the city of Los Angeles are still wrangling over terms so tax dollars won’t subsidize the Games.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
BRUSSELS—The European Union on Thursday followed through on a central plank of its trade deal with President Trump after months of internal wrangling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
But internal wrangling over defence spending has been rumbling on for months following multiple delays to the DIP, which was originally due last autumn.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
After some wrangling, J. T. promised Venkatesh unfettered access to the gang’s operations as long as J. T. retained veto power over any information that, if published, might prove harmful.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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