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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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“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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Grace Springer, the concert-goer who posted the video of the alleged cheaters in the first place, reassured viewers of a U.K. morning show that her TikTok was “not monetized,” so she made exactly zero dollars from kicking off the dust-up.

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Dessler said the whole dust-up surrounding Rainmaker and the Texas flood is a distraction from the very real issues and challenges posed by global warming.

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