loggerheads
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For many, having the government on their side helps when they are at loggerheads with pre-teens desperate to get onto social media.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 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
The government of President Emmanuel Macron has been at loggerheads with Shein for weeks after French authorities said they had found illicit products being sold on the platform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
All species moved noticeably slower through sargassum sections, with loggerheads showing the greatest reduction in speed.
From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 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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