variants
or battle royals
or battles royale
or battle royales
as in disputes
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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Opening arguments in a Stanford felony vandalism case began Friday amid sharp disputes over whether political views tied to Israel’s war in Gaza should factor into the trial — an issue that has shaped the case from its earliest stages.—
Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026
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Keeping Tabs on Car and Insurance-Related Documents Good documentation helps save time and stress during claims or disputes.—
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No arrests, detentions or altercations with police were reported.—
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Loud sounds of rioters and altercations with Capitol Police could be heard clearly.—
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According to reports, there were fights in the snake-like queue that formed.—
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Town budgets, school boards, zoning fights, shoreline resilience — these are problems that punish purity.—
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But by agreeing to disagree on these ideological quarrels, negotiators could manage to find ways to prevent them from triggering unnecessary crises.—
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There is enough division already without such quarrels.—
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Or one who dismissed concerns from Black New Yorkers by citing disagreements with African leaders.—
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Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas gave fans a glimpse into one of their ongoing disagreements at the 2026 Golden Globes on Sunday night.—
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Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – Test yourself on culinary controversies and presidential proclamations.—
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Minnesota has been under scrutiny in recent weeks over yearslong investigations and controversies about alleged fraud in child-care centers.—
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The Powell trial could serve as a literal test case to see how a jury reacts to testimony about allegations that date back some 50 years and arguments about what level of scrutiny Riverside should have given Lorch and the basketball program.—
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Why did so many people in states with Democrat-majority governments want to keep the COVID emergency going, want it so badly that all rational arguments offered in support of reopening were ignored or answered with obscenity-laden accusations of grandma-killing?—
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Investigators aren't saying if there's a connection between Henderson's death and brawls at the bar.—
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The plastic whistles and the car horns and the street brawls and the neighborhoods emptying into streets — the whole communities playing immovable rock to unstoppable federal force.—
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“Battles royal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battles%20royal. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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