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
While the deal agrees both sides will continue a dialogue through cross-border committees, it does not resolve the core territorial dispute which caused fighting to flare.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
The two sides have an unresolved and long-standing territorial dispute – that signifies a much broader and deeper rivalry.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
No more would such long-continued warfare as the territorial dispute between Connecticut and Pennsylvania bring the Republic into ill-repute.
From The United States of America, Part 1 by Sparks, Edwin Erle
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