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bickerers

noun

plural of bickerer

as in defendants

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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While those defendants appeared in a Miami federal court on Monday Pierre appeared before Quebec Superior Court Judge Annie Émond.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
The Federal Defender Program represents defendants who cannot afford a lawyer.

— Reed Williams, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of defendants

Noun

Koteles is one of the plaintiffs in the case and a resident of the Eagle Creek subdivision, which is located directly across the street for the data center along 61st Avenue.

— Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026
But, argue the plaintiffs, the Nazis’ lists were often modified at the request of unscrupulous dealers.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of plaintiffs

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The main combatants are Ethiopian federal troops and fighters loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front, or TPLF, an armed political group in Tigray, Ethiopia's northernmost regional state.

— SAMUEL GETACHEW, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Operation Slingshot shows how KC-130J aircraft can deliver fuel, maintenance gear and personnel to remote airfields supporting F-35B fighters.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of fighters

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The accomplishments of athletes are every bit as impressive and legitimate as those of dancers, debaters, and oboists.

— Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
Research has previously shown that AI models can be extremely persuasive, more so than even the best human salespeople or debaters.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of debaters

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Backstage, ten makeup artists, ten hairstylists, and nine dressers fuss over the Swans, the nine final contestants of this surgical interpretation of Cinderella.

— Joan Kron, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026
Among the new teenage contestants are Neelsa Boyce, portrayed by SNL newcomer Saidah Belo-Osagie; Veronika Slowikowska as Isla; Sarah Sherman as Jamie; Jane Wickline as Duff; and fellow newcomer Grace Reiter as Margle.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of contestants

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Such incidental takings are the most common way that endangered animals die, the NYT reported, so advocates fear the move largely guts the ESA.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Too often, environmental advocates insist on the elimination of poaching, logging, and other harmful activities while remaining wholly unfamiliar with the factors at play that lead to predation, neglect, and abuse of nature.

— Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

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