territorial dispute
noun
: a disagreement about who controls a particular territory
The two countries are in a territorial dispute.
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The two countries are immersed in a long-standing territorial dispute, dating back to colonial times.
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Elias Ferrer, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
And with Guatemala laying claim to Belize in a territorial dispute persisting to this day, Belize’s colonial rulers chose a site about midway between Belize City and the Guatemalan border, in a bid to populate to the interior.
—Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
According to an initial investigation, the fatal incident on Kanawha Street on Feb. 8 was the result of a shootout between two groups, which charging documents state a witness described as a territorial dispute over drug dealing.
—Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
After a territorial dispute, Toto left the area and resurfaced in California.
—Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
Police said an investigation revealed Fuentes and Turcios were involved in a shootout, in what a witness described as a territorial dispute over drug dealing, with another group of individuals in an area outside where Jeremy and his mother were walking and were struck by stray bullets.
—Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
Pakistan’s relationship with India remains perennially troubled, principally because of the unresolved territorial dispute over Kashmir.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2024
Despite Venezuela’s complaints, tensions never escalated between the two countries, especially since a 1966 agreement between the United Kingdom (Guyana was then a British colony) and Venezuela to commit to a peaceful resolution to the territorial dispute.
—Jorge Jraissati, National Review, 19 Dec. 2023
The Islamist group and its Western enablers are pursuing or justifying a genocidal war against Jews, not merely a territorial dispute with Israel.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
Elias Ferrer, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
And with Guatemala laying claim to Belize in a territorial dispute persisting to this day, Belize’s colonial rulers chose a site about midway between Belize City and the Guatemalan border, in a bid to populate to the interior.
—Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
According to an initial investigation, the fatal incident on Kanawha Street on Feb. 8 was the result of a shootout between two groups, which charging documents state a witness described as a territorial dispute over drug dealing.
—Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
After a territorial dispute, Toto left the area and resurfaced in California.
—Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
Police said an investigation revealed Fuentes and Turcios were involved in a shootout, in what a witness described as a territorial dispute over drug dealing, with another group of individuals in an area outside where Jeremy and his mother were walking and were struck by stray bullets.
—Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
Pakistan’s relationship with India remains perennially troubled, principally because of the unresolved territorial dispute over Kashmir.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2024
Despite Venezuela’s complaints, tensions never escalated between the two countries, especially since a 1966 agreement between the United Kingdom (Guyana was then a British colony) and Venezuela to commit to a peaceful resolution to the territorial dispute.
—Jorge Jraissati, National Review, 19 Dec. 2023
The Islamist group and its Western enablers are pursuing or justifying a genocidal war against Jews, not merely a territorial dispute with Israel.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
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