as in defendant
a person who takes part in a dispute
perpetual bickerers, the Taylors think nothing of having their private quarrels in public places
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Sentencing guidelines for most misdemeanors in Idaho give judges latitude to fine defendants up to $1,000, but also impose no financial penalty at all.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
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Some defendants who lost their homes or were forced to flee infernos faced the threat of arrest for missing court, attorneys said.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Newsweek contacted Roger Behle, one of the plaintiffs' attorneys, and LADWP for comment via email outside regular business hours.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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With the Fourth Circuit ruling, the plaintiffs’ next available move would be to petition to have their appeal heard by the Supreme Court.—
Zack Huffman,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Even for many residents of Gaza, however, the swift re-emergence of the fighters, some in official uniforms, was a surprise.—
Iyad Abuheweila,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Simultaneously, Israeli airstrikes destroyed multiple military installations, including fighter jets and weapon caches across Syria.—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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In this and other such statements, the United States projects an aura of neutrality -- even suggesting, on occasion, that the country could serve as a good-faith mediator between disputants.—
Michael T. Klare,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2013
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My disputant’s particular problem wasn’t with Carpenter’s voice but with its anodyne middle-of-the-road context (both musically and culturally).—
Wesley Stace,
WSJ,
20 Dec. 2018
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The host, 50, took a tumble on a recent episode of Wheel of Fortune after a contestant guessed the correct answer in the final seconds of the bonus round and got overly excited.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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And competing for this five million dollars are these one-thousand contestants.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some legislators and advocates say faster results would allow less time for misinformation about election administration to take hold.—
Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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Also, a coalition of patients, doctors and advocates plan to gather outside the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday to highlight the human impact of care denials by health insurers.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Bickerer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bickerer. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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