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disputes
  • plural of dispute.
  • present tense form of dispute (3rd person singular).

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Iraq, overcoming regional disputes, is also sending some of its oil through a pipeline to Turkey.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

And it gets worse: The Mathews test doesn’t just apply to disputes over immigration bond hearings, but any time a plaintiff alleges they’ve had their due process violated.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

The agreed framework has however paved the way for talks on those key disputes.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Health Secretary James Murray said the new offer was a "chance to draw a line under the damaging disputes of recent years".

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

They lacked political and social mechanisms, which we take for granted, to achieve peaceful resolution of serious disputes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond