loggerheads
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Signatories of the landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty began a meeting Monday at the United Nations as fears of a renewed arms race escalate, with atomic powers again at loggerheads over safeguards.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Recent reports have suggested that the Treasury and the housing department have been at loggerheads over the issue, with concerns over how a cap would impact pension funds which own freeholds.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
Turkey, for example, provides military support to the central government in Somalia—which is at loggerheads with Somaliland and another of the country’s independent-minded entities, Puntland.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
Earlier work by Kayla Goforth, Catherine Lohmann, Ken Lohmann and their colleagues showed that hatchling loggerheads can learn to associate a specific magnetic field with the arrival of food.
From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025
At the moment, the tempestuous quarrels have subsided; only Dussel and the van Daans are still at loggerheads.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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