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Noun
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Lily and the other sheep encounter some scary dogs one night, and there are a few tussles between both human and animal characters.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 May 2026 -
In later years Coe had serious tussles with the IRS, causing debt, bankruptcy and the lost of publishing rights to even his biggest hits.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And the United States and Iran had a series of scuffles last week that saw the Islamic Republic fire on American Navy vessels and the United States bomb Iranian ports.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Tens of thousands of people joined marches across the country, including in Paris, where brief scuffles with police broke out.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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But even the past shows signs of treading water, with the team returning to schoolgirl squabbles while their survival isn’t in immediate danger.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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Locals are happy to regale you with tales of family squabbles and fishing exploits at any of the seaside watering holes.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2026
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The second half ground almost to a halt with a few minor dustups for fouls and arguments.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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To Washington, the dustups are the sort of tough love the continent needs.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The game was delayed with just under six minutes on the clock after several skirmishes broke out, leading to the ejections of Seals captain Wes Berg and Toronto’s Elijah Gash.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The early skirmishes certainly appeared that way.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a 2024 study, researchers found that chimpanzee mothers tended to step in to defend their children in quarrels—say, over food or space in a tree—in about half of cases the researchers observed in the wild.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 May 2026
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As the trio quarrels, bonds and ventures through the wild unknown, Felix discovers that true bravery may change not only his own destiny, but also the future of his home.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Sunday’s defeat at Barcelona capped an embarrassing week for Madrid, marked by altercations between players in training that led the club to fine Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni 500,000 euros ($589,000) each.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 May 2026
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The cases stemmed from a series of allegations, each made that the other acted violently in a series of altercations that month.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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The most recent back-and-forth over talks comes after a week of sporadic clashes in the Persian Gulf, amid a month-long ceasefire.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Meanwhile, small-scale clashes continued around the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, underscoring the fragility of the ceasefire between Iran and the United States.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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“Catfights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catfights. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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