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It is against that backdrop, however, that researchers have been quibbling about other potential causes of rapid planetary warming.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023

Lawmakers have been quibbling over the details of hands-free driving legislation for the better part of a year.

From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2019

Ford and the union reached a strike-free national settlement in September, but have been quibbling ever since over local nonwage issues.

From Time Magazine Archive

For weeks, East Germany's Communists have been quibbling over details of the much-discussed speakers' exchange to debate East-West problems with the West German Social Democrats.

From Time Magazine Archive