as in disputant
a person who takes part in a dispute
in debate she's a dogged disputer who never gives an inch
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The Jay Treaty asked the disputants merely to start a process leading to the appointment of arbitrators qualified to decide their disputes fairly and finally.—
Tom Bell,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025 -
However, if the harassment or dispute is simply two neighbors being un-neighborly toward each other, the HOA’s best response may be to offer a volunteer board member to meet with the disputants to try to host a discussion between them.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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When New York comptroller and fellow mayoral candidate Brad Lander was taken into ICE custody this week while escorting a defendant out of immigration court, Mamdani stood alongside Lander’s wife and protested the arrest.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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Some of the findings should bolster plaintiffs’ arguments, while others may be more helpful to defendants.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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On Tuesday, the court expanded the injunction to apply to any passport holder, not only the plaintiffs, pausing the policy while the lawsuit plays out.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
19 June 2025
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Both sides, meaning the plaintiffs being the athletes and the defendants meaning the conferences and the NCAA.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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There's no doubt whoever comes out of this liberal rat race will be sent packing when Iowans re-elect America First fighter Mariannette Miller-Meeks next fall.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Critical minerals are used in smartphones, advanced fighter jets and much more.—
Chinedu Asadu,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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The season had plenty of surprises besides Oscar-winning actresses, too — most notably the inclusion of an innocent newborn infant as a contestant in the game, an upping of the show’s anti-capitalist moral stakes to their logical extreme.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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Cynthia is now the only contestant to have made the semifinals without winning a challenge.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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“Disputer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disputer. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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