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as in questioning
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
a whole slew of relatives eager to dispute his claim to being the sole heir
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as in bickering
to express different opinions about something often angrily
hometown fans disputing with visiting fans over which had the better team
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as in discussing
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
in an extended session the city council disputed the need for a new high school
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Recent Examples of disputing
An internal Denver International Airport memo obtained by CBS Colorado appears to corroborate key details of a closed-door meeting that city officials have been publicly disputing.
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Brian Maass,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
In addition to disputing Newton’s severance claim, the county also opposes his request for a recording of the closed session where commissioners discussed his termination.
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Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
There is no disputing his scoring prowess.
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David Troy,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The government is appealing that decision, disputing that Parias was deprived of access to counsel.
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Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
20 June 2026
Daveigh Chase‘s former manager and longtime friend John Ryan is disputing claims made on a GoFundMe page by the late Lilo & Stitch actress’ boyfriend.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
For his potential successor, Republicans are left to choose between an outright election denier, Vernon Jones, and a state lawmaker, Tim Fleming, who avoids explicitly disputing the president’s 2020 election lies.
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ABC News,
16 June 2026
Pino’s attorneys have been disputing the characterization of Cutter Bank as a narrow passage to counter the state’s argument that Pino was reckless by not driving on the right side, the correct side, of the channel for 17 seconds before hitting the piling.
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David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
The skeptical reader could be an auditor, a regulator, a litigator, a board, an acquirer doing diligence or a customer disputing a charge.
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Anna Meadows,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
In addition to disputing Newton’s severance claim, the county also opposes his request for a recording of the closed session where commissioners discussed his termination.
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Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
There is no disputing his scoring prowess.
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David Troy,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The government is appealing that decision, disputing that Parias was deprived of access to counsel.
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Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
20 June 2026
Daveigh Chase‘s former manager and longtime friend John Ryan is disputing claims made on a GoFundMe page by the late Lilo & Stitch actress’ boyfriend.
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
For his potential successor, Republicans are left to choose between an outright election denier, Vernon Jones, and a state lawmaker, Tim Fleming, who avoids explicitly disputing the president’s 2020 election lies.
—
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Pino’s attorneys have been disputing the characterization of Cutter Bank as a narrow passage to counter the state’s argument that Pino was reckless by not driving on the right side, the correct side, of the channel for 17 seconds before hitting the piling.
—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
The skeptical reader could be an auditor, a regulator, a litigator, a board, an acquirer doing diligence or a customer disputing a charge.
—
Anna Meadows,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disputing
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Conservative critics seized upon those allegations, accusing Hosseini of exerting outsized influence over UF’s presidential search process and questioning whether trustees had exercised independent judgment in selecting Bell.
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What immediately followed that bright June day were dark months marred by the state’s largest criminal investigation in history coming up empty, police questioning second graders for new leads and mounting legal battles among the Horman family grappling with utter devastation.
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Several weeks back, Clark and White were caught bickering during a timeout huddle against the expansion Portland Fire.
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The plot centers on bickering couple Joe and Angela, who invite their noisy upstairs neighbors, Hawk and Piña, for dinner.
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Furthermore, healthcare leaders are also increasingly discussing how compute sovereignty may also lead to higher levels of privacy and data sovereignty.
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That project could be included in the 2027 budget, which council is expected to begin discussing in the fall.
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Unless his future is resolved before then, the Egypt captain could find himself in the unusual position of contesting a World Cup knockout match without being tied to any club.
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Regulators are now writing rules for a sanctioned technology rather than contesting whether it should be permitted at all.
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Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, officials are pausing data center development for one year, with vocal neighbors arguing that the risk posed by a controversial project outweigh the threat of litigation.
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President Donald Trump‘s first-term Attorney General Bill Barr is making an aggressive public push for Senate Republicans to confirm Todd Blanche as the nation’s next attorney general, arguing the president’s acting Justice Department chief is the best person to lead the department.
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People are not only debating Bitcoin.
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Wall Street spent the week debating who the biggest winners and losers of the artificial intelligence boom will ultimately be.
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Are the needs of another challenging your emotional state?
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Amid a challenging macroeconomic climate, American design furniture conglomerate MillerKnoll swung to a positive net earnings position in its fiscal fourth quarter.
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Then some classic fighting soldiers — not American Revolution battles but intergalactic — come blended into the metal music gyrations of the helmet-wearing band Galactic Empire.
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As with fighting the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, the urgency of the problem will likely only sink in when the need arises.
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