territorial dispute
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The markets did not see Greenland as a territorial dispute.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
Japan has its own territorial dispute with China over a cluster of uninhabited islands called the Senkakus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
Many people in Western Sahara hope Morocco's long-discussed autonomy plan for the area -- now backed by the UN Security Council -- will accelerate development and end the half-century-long territorial dispute.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
For now, both Delhi and Beijing are aware that their territorial dispute cannot be solved in the near future.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025
And all to settle some territorial dispute or to wipe out some imagined slur.
From Stalemate by Wells, Basil
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