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Tehran and Washington have wrangled for years over influence in Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

For years, the shipping industry, governments and environmental groups have wrangled on how to make the transport of goods by sea greener.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2023

Over the last four years, attorneys have wrangled over pretrial disputes, such as establishing which basic facts the two sides agree on.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2023

Britain and France have wrangled over how to stop the people-smuggling gangs that organize the journeys.

From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2022

There lies the crux of the question, and numberless critics have wrangled over the solution of it.

From Landmarks in French Literature by Strachey, Giles Lytton