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dust-up

noun

  1. a quarrel, fight, or argument

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to attack or assault (someone)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Subscribers of sports streaming service Fubo TV have lost access to channels owned by NBCUniversal in the latest TV distribution dust-up.

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It’s more than fair to say that this dust-up isn’t a new development that is blindsiding investors.

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“You didn’t think we’d get through October without a dust-up did you?”

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Experts say the ensuing judicial dust-up it will clarify precedent in a murky corner of the law.

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The dust-up comes as YouTube TV has become one of the most formidable television providers.

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