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Ian Wright lost his temper with anyone and everyone and after the game ended up yelling out the windows of the dressing room in a slanging match with the fans below in Avenell Road who had been baiting the players.
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Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Whether it was orchestrated or not, Moscow – which reacted with glee to the White House slanging match – is now anticipating talks aimed at rebuilding the US-Russia relationship will continue, even accelerate, in the weeks ahead.
—Matthew Chance, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
After the Alaska confrontation between top U.S. and Chinese officials and the slanging match between Presidents Biden and Vladimir Putin, the world is as fraught as ever.
—Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2021
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Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Whether it was orchestrated or not, Moscow – which reacted with glee to the White House slanging match – is now anticipating talks aimed at rebuilding the US-Russia relationship will continue, even accelerate, in the weeks ahead.
—Matthew Chance, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
After the Alaska confrontation between top U.S. and Chinese officials and the slanging match between Presidents Biden and Vladimir Putin, the world is as fraught as ever.
—Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2021
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“Slanging match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slanging%20match. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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