in dispute

idiom

: disagreed on : being argued about
The matter/issue is still in dispute.

Examples of in dispute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Advertisement Burns said the order affects more than 100 pieces of evidence but will not apply to internal records from the Sheriff’s Department’s Critical Incident Review Board that remain in dispute in a separate proceeding before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024 Other works that belonged to him are in dispute in court. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024 The fact of the payments and the false records isn't in dispute. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024 The last elections were held nearly eight years ago, the constitution is in dispute, and the assassination of the last president, Jovenel Moïse, remains unsolved. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024 Whoever was in the right, what seemed not to be in dispute was that, like many of Mr. Combs’s ventures, his association with the spirits company had fizzled. Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024 While Marvel’s success since then is not in dispute, at the time the idea of Disney chasing young men via the comic book brand was seen as a real risk. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024 Pornhub blocks access in Texas in dispute over age verification law 00:43 Only one other state has added worker protections for adult entertainers, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. CBS News, 26 Mar. 2024 What to know The legal lines in the Kroger-Albertsons merger are drawn: What is in dispute? The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024

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“In dispute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20dispute. Accessed 1 May. 2024.

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