as in defendant
a person who takes part in a dispute
perpetual bickerers, the Taylors think nothing of having their private quarrels in public places
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Dressed in a button-down shirt and slacks, with restraints across his stomach, wrists and legs, defendant Stacey Wondra sat between his public defenders Tuesday and listened as witness after witness took the stand at the Payette County Courthouse.—
Alex Brizee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
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Timing of Galati’s killing central to case The lawsuit names Sacramento County, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office as defendants.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Some of Fiedler’s fellow plaintiffs were charged with deliberately misidentifying people as gang members, but a judge later dismissed the case against them.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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In Chicago, a federal judge dismissed one case against DHS in January after the immigration surge ended there and the plaintiffs withdrew.—
Bob Ortega,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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To the east, it is flanked by a Marine Corps air station, which sends fighter jets roaring overhead for training missions.—
Thad Moore,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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More than 1,700 missiles and drones have been fired towards the UAE since the war began, according to the country’s defense ministry, more than 90% of them downed by interceptors, fighter jets and helicopters.—
Paula Hancocks,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Judging simply by the crowd’s response, the debaters arguing that CSOs remain relevant won handily.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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The idea of writing down your arguments came from a technique used by debaters.—
Jeff Banowetz,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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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
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The audience and actor are like disputants kept in different rooms, forbidden to see each other fully.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Unlike Iditarod contestants, they are allowed outside help.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The very first episode of ANTM subjected the contestants to on-camera Brazilian bikini waxes and then sent them up to a Manhattan roof terrace to pose in swimwear in frigid weather.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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When Walker was fatally shot following the 211 call that prompted police officers to arrive at his apartment, where his teen and young adults daughters also were, advocates hosted a press conference demanding justice and accountability at City Hall.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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But voting rights advocates say that requiring documentary proof can get complicated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Bickerer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bickerer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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