serious dispute
Frequency: 8.220.5 per million words
Used to describe a disagreement with potentially severe consequences.
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- The two nations have been locked in a serious dispute over the border for decades.
- After their father's death, the siblings became embroiled in a serious dispute concerning the inheritance.
- A serious dispute over patent infringement led the tech giants to a lengthy court battle.
- The company is trying to avoid a strike by resolving the serious dispute with the labor union.
- Mediation was required to settle the serious dispute between the divorcing couple over child custody.
- The new tariffs have sparked a serious dispute that could escalate into a full-blown trade war.
- Historians still analyze the serious dispute between the church and the state that shaped the nation's laws.
- There is a serious dispute in the scientific community regarding the ethics of genetic engineering.
- Failure to resolve this serious dispute could have devastating consequences for the regional economy.
- The diplomats worked tirelessly to find a peaceful resolution to the serious dispute.