in dispute

idiom

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

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Election 2024 More Republicans turn to Supreme Court in dispute over Pennsylvania provisional ballots Can Puerto Rico vote in U.S. elections? Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024 His official birth date was April 27, 1941, but that has long been in dispute. Michael Rubinkam, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024 The label almost immediately found itself in dispute with the owners of uncleared samples, according to Houstle. Elias Leight, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024 Even the terms of Combs’ jailhouse access to a laptop containing defense case materials have been in dispute. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024 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 4 Jan. 2025.

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