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Reggie and his mother had squabbled before her death.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2018

Bannon did not apologize for his criticism of the president’s daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, with whom he had squabbled inside the West Wing.

From Washington Times • Jan. 9, 2018

At first, Microsoft and Salesforce put past grievances behind them — the two had squabbled over patents, employee poaching and more — and agreed to make their products work better with each other.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2016

After Kiss was accepted, its members, past and present, had squabbled with the Hall of Fame and among themselves over which of its lineups, original or current, would perform; no one did.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2014

When we had squabbled with them a little, we had the honour of receiving Sheikh Omer, of Mizdah, in the tent.

From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James