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Recent Examples of disputant However, if the harassment or dispute is simply two neighbors being un-neighborly toward each other, the HOA’s best response may be to offer a volunteer board member to meet with the disputants to try to host a discussion between them. Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 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 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 In the 16th century, when our English forbears began resolving disputes through trial by jury rather than ordeal or battle, disputants had to rely on lawyers to present evidence and arguments. Michael B. Mukasey, WSJ, 17 Apr. 2018 The debate over medicine today is like that baby, but with disputants who won’t fall for Solomon’s trick. Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, National Review, 24 Oct. 2017 One way for other financial centres, such as Dubai and Singapore, to compete is by becoming hubs for arbitration—by agreeing to abide by the decision of a tribunal, disputants can bypass courts entirely. The Economist, 31 Aug. 2017 Since India has a close treaty relationship with Bhutan, Indian officials play down the unusual step of intervening in a territorial dispute where technically India isn’t a disputant. Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2017 Tiburon police identified the disputants as Michael Alan Savage, the talk show host, and John Spreckles Rosekrans, a Mill Valley resident. Gary Klein, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disputant
Noun
  • Damages are expected to top $5 million, according to the complaint, and affect more than 100 other potential plaintiffs.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The former coach is then accused of unlawfully gaining access to the social media, email and/or cloud storage accounts of more than 3,300 people, including the two plaintiffs, and then downloading personal, intimate photos and videos.
    Alondra Valle, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Summons have been issued for the defendants named in Marasco's second lawsuit.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In the indictment, the prosecution had accused defendants, including Sheff G, of shootings, car theft, and firearm possession, all under the umbrella of criminal gang activity.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trump, who announced the award at the White House with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force leadership, said the new fighter would be named the F-47.
    Tara Copp, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As with the last fighter aircraft design procurement in recent times, the Department of Defense was faced with a choice between awarding Boeing or Lockheed the contract for the Next Generation Air Dominance program, which will replace the Lockheed F-22 Raptor sometime in the 2030s.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Fatone has also had a reality TV run himself as a contestant — on the Food Network's Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off and, of course, Dancing with the Stars.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The highly quotable rocker — who asked contestants not to accept his rose, but to stay there and continue to rock his world — was more earnest and, therefore, more entertaining than The Bachelor.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Who pays for treatment Industry advocates and those who seek more resources for intervention and prevention agree on one thing: without legalized gambling, there is no revenue stream for treatment.
    Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The advocates reiterated their concerns that the policy was unnecessary and being rolled out too quickly.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Disputant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disputant. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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