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The case should not have been dismissed, Hyman wrote, since key points are in dispute.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2025
While the exact details of the talks — which occurred over several sessions — are in dispute, the main aspects are not.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The prosecutor’s office publicly maintains that its modus operandi is a legitimate way of maintaining custody of properties in dispute.
—Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
National Geographic also has a policy of including explanatory notes for place names in dispute, citing as an example a body of water between Japan and the Korean peninsula, referred to as the Sea of Japan by the Japanese and the East Sea by Koreans.
—Laurie Kellman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2025
While the exact details of the talks — which occurred over several sessions — are in dispute, the main aspects are not.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The prosecutor’s office publicly maintains that its modus operandi is a legitimate way of maintaining custody of properties in dispute.
—Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
National Geographic also has a policy of including explanatory notes for place names in dispute, citing as an example a body of water between Japan and the Korean peninsula, referred to as the Sea of Japan by the Japanese and the East Sea by Koreans.
—Laurie Kellman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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“In dispute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20dispute. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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