in dispute

idiom

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

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But instead of setting up a spending plan and plotting how to finish out the year, the White House is facing unending questions about Trump and his friendship with Epstein, which has never been in dispute. Philip Elliott, Time, 22 July 2025 Few facts of the shooting were in dispute, as attorneys instead in their final arguments sought to probe the mind of Montano after Cook County Judge John Lyke Jr. found — in a win for the defense — that the jury could have the option of rendering the less serious verdict of second-degree murder. Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025 Other services, such as vaccines, that are recommended by different experts, are in dispute under another aspect of the case that is still in the lower courts. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 June 2025 Some things tend to be the same, usually the place and the year, but other and more crucial elements like the exact happenings and resulting feelings are almost always in dispute between us. Literary Hub, 25 June 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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