dispute
verb (used without object)
to engage in argument or debate.
are disputing
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present progressiveof dispute.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The Palisades Bowl’s owners still are disputing whether residents’ leases remain intact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
Leclerc was 0.425 seconds ahead of Norris as the two teams who are disputing the constructors’ championship locked out the top four positions in the only session before sprint qualifying later on Friday.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
Others also are disputing the authenticity of Mr. Farias’ lengthy absence.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
They are disputing the police department’s account of events.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
In our first essays at answering this question, there is an inevitable tendency to slip into an assumption which ordinary men follow when they are disputing with one another about questions of good and bad.
From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James
