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“What none of us wanted was that in 100 years’ time people would be lamenting that we let this go because we were quibbling about the price,” he told the BBC.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

“Some of my colleagues were quibbling some of the meals weren’t perfect, some of the deliveries got botched, there wasn’t perfect sourcing of organic fruits from local farmers,” Mr. Berg said.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2021

The downside: Ottawa was playing its second game in two nights, and neither even-strength goal was a beauty, not that the Rangers were quibbling.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2015