as in dispute
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
the sisters had a battle royal over whose turn it was to use the family car
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Even the scenes featuring the most brutality — like an epic battle royal at the end and a midway face-off between enthusiastic club member Hazel (Ruby Cruz) and a monstrous high school wrestler — deliver a fresh, even empowered, take on the teen film.
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Elaina Patton, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2023
But this battle royal has a juicy twist: Oppenheimer is the first film Nolan has made outside of Warner Bros. since Memento way back in 2000.
—Vulture, 14 July 2023
One of those people is Gaby, who confronts Liz in a passive-aggressive battle royal.
—Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
Tenney, who has faced backlash multiple times for saying racial slurs during his streams, caught his wave when Epic Games released the battle royal shooting game in 2017.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
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Elaina Patton, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2023
But this battle royal has a juicy twist: Oppenheimer is the first film Nolan has made outside of Warner Bros. since Memento way back in 2000.
—Vulture, 14 July 2023
One of those people is Gaby, who confronts Liz in a passive-aggressive battle royal.
—Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
Tenney, who has faced backlash multiple times for saying racial slurs during his streams, caught his wave when Epic Games released the battle royal shooting game in 2017.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
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Attorneys from both sides met for over four hours Tuesday before a federal magistrate judge in New York, seeking to resolve disputes over the collection of potential evidence.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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And, after that happened, in both cases there was a dispute between the soldier who captured the king and his direct commander over who deserved the glory for the victory.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Dec. 2024
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Anger boiled over in February, when local media reported police responded to a physical altercation between locals and Haitians in which two people were injured.Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Since then, reports of shopper brawls in parking lots and physical altercations in store aisles have only increased.Dr. Mara Einstein, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
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Any of those preferences would normally be difficult and cause a backlash or quarrel with a fellow human.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Combs’ lawyers previewed today’s hearing by offering to put a forensic video analyst on the stand to walk the judge through the unedited footage of the hotel incident and show that Combs and Ventura were not having a violent domestic quarrel in the hallway.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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The records put an end to a monthslong controversy over whether Winfrey was paid for endorsing the former Democratic presidential nominee.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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An alternative scenario that would allow Trump to avoid causing controversy with his Republican allies in Congress would be brokering a deal for TikTok to be sold to an American investor.Zeyi Yang Makena Kelly, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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Dylan and Baez didn’t get into a fight onstage over the setlist.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Read more: Fight Breaks Out After Michigan Football Takes Down Rival Ohio State in Unranked Upset Win Though it is expected for opposing teams to get chippy with one another, especially following a loss, the fight was not a good look for the NCAA.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Any disagreements or requests for information should be noted in that report.Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
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Relationships, at their best, are not just defined by extraordinary moments or their endings—they’re about the moments in between, the routine, the joy, the disagreements and the growth.Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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The legislation is part of a broader push to inject religious teachings into schools and comes as a growing number of Republicans nationally have openly embraced arguments that American politics and culture are rooted in the Christian faith.KACEN BAYLESS THE KANSAS CITY STAR (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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The court will hear arguments in the case after the first of the year, with a decision expected by late June.Nina Totenberg, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
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The incident was the latest of several protests on campuses across the country by pro-Palestinian protesters in response to the war between Israel and Hamas and the killing of thousands of Palestinians caught in the cross fire.Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
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Israel must allow more aid into Gaza and ensure that humanitarian workers aren’t caught in the cross fire.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Battle royal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battle%20royal. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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