as in quarrels
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
they had a brief set-to about money, but they seem to have resolved it
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Avoid money quarrels with everyone.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026 -
His quarrels with Massie and interest in relitigating the 2020 election seem to animate him more, too.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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It was sent by a Southern California attorney who has represented Citizens for Positive Growth & Preservation in legal disputes with Sacramento for over a decade.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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In many mining districts, criminal organizations effectively govern territory, controlling entry, resolving disputes and enforcing authority through violence.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Other footage from that night captured different individuals dancing and socializing in the city's streets, while other moments showed people climbing on cars and brief altercations within the crowd.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Participants have at times made their own license plates, ID, taken over other people’s property and had numerous violent altercations with police.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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Lamont’s chief spokesman, Rob Blanchard, expressed optimism, despite the disagreements.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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But there are issues and there are disagreements and there are hurt feelings.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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Privatized airports avoided long shutdown waits Privatizing airport security, some in the business argue, makes airport workers and travelers less vulnerable to becoming pawns in congressional fights over policy issues.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Privatization could help remove TSA from congressional funding fights.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Agencies that have seemingly avoided political controversies, such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), would also see their budgets cut by over half.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 Apr. 2026
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Though Ye apologized to the Jewish community in 2023, the controversies continued.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Apr. 2026
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Combs, currently in federal prison in New Jersey, won't be at Thursday morning's arguments before a panel of three federal appellate judges.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The jury began deliberating shortly after closing arguments Wednesday afternoon.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Secret churches, perilous conversions During the Palm Sunday service, the in-person audience at the nondenominational church was much smaller than on a typical Sunday, with only about a half-dozen members dotting the rows of blue chairs in front of the stage.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Keep the rows spaced 30 to 36 inches apart to allow for sufficient airflow and growth.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Set-tos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set-tos. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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