as in argued
to express different opinions about something often angrily
ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines
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Don Weilhammer said that the preliminary investigation found that the argument and subsequent shooting began after the two involved allegedly argued over Pokémon cards, Fox 59 reported.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
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Yee argued California is ready for a change in leadership.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Pointing to elk heads mounted on the wall, the two jokingly bickered over who had bowhunted which.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Jokic and Oklahoma City’s players had bothered each other and bickered all night.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday, the Miami City Commission deferred voting on two commissioners’ requests to fund affordable housing and parks in their districts after officials quarreled over which areas in the city have the most pressing needs, an argument that cut to the core of the wealth divide in Miami.—
Tess Riski
April 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Budapest, which has quarreled with its EU partners over support for Ukraine and Russian oil deliveries, has also blocked a 90 billion euro ($103 billion) loan as Kyiv runs low on cash.—
Lorne Cook,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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But Kolasinski has disputed that, pointing to court records from El Salvador that show Hernandez was previously acquitted of a homicide charge.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The legality of the raid is being disputed in court, and there has not been any evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 election.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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For decades, activists and ecologists have fought to take advantage of our watershed for recreational and community life, with remarkable success.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The company fought to preserve that business.—
Binyamin Appelbaum,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Controverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controverted. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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