in dispute

idiom

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

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Who Owns the Kerch Strait? Since 2003, Ukraine and Russia have been in dispute over control of the stretch of water. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 This time around, the election outcome was not in dispute. Mike Lillis, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025 The details of the argument are in dispute: the organization is accused of threatening players who join the freestyle-chess tour; FIDE denied it. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025 The facts of the payments and invoices labeled as legal services were not in dispute. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 3 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 17 Jan. 2025.

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