All 3 Uses of
dispute
in
The Mysterious Benedict Society
- The very first one read: The territories of the Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region are disputed by what two countries?†
p. 22.1 *disputed = challenged, argued about, or fought over
- He finished reading about parataxis and hypotaxis (they either had something to do with writing or else with futuristic transportation, but he couldn't decide which), and moved on to question twenty-one, which read: "After the fall of the Russian Empire, when a failed attempt to create a Transcaucasian Republic with Georgia and Armenia led to the creation of the country Azerbaijan (which currently disputes with Armenia the territories of the Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region), from what key powers did Azerbaijan ..."†
p. 25.9 *disputes = disagreements, arguments, or conflicts
- Flipping back to the beginning of the test, Reynie read the very first question again: "The territories of the Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region are disputed by what two countries?"†
p. 26.2disputed = challenged, argued about, or fought over
Definitions:
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(1)
(dispute as in: their border dispute) disagreement, argument, or conflict
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(2)
(dispute as in: She disputes his claim.) challenge, argue about, or fight over