in dispute

idiom

: disagreed on : being argued about
The matter/issue is still in dispute.

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National Geographic also has a policy of including explanatory notes for place names in dispute, citing as an example a body of water between Japan and the Korean peninsula, referred to as the Sea of Japan by the Japanese and the East Sea by Koreans. Laurie Kellman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025 The relationship There are a number of factors that are not in dispute in the allegations against Peppers. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 Makeover at Meta: Zuckerberg Shifts Continue The facts in evidence are not in dispute. Chris Westfall, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 However, the jury’s job was not to decide the merits of Bryan’s beliefs but to determine if John Scopes had violated the Butler Act, and that was never really in dispute. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in dispute 

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“In dispute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20dispute. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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