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- noun Plural form of
dustup .
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Examples
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"Rebels in Paradise" tells us about the drawing in Berman's show that drew the obscenity charge and about some of his other "dustups with the authorities," but the author says almost nothing of interest about Berman's art.
Michael Roth: Review of Rebels in Paradise Michael Roth 2011
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FIX-IT TIME -- Advice is rolling in for embattled city politicos: Bob McCartney writes in his Post column that the SUV and hiring dustups are only mini-scandals, because relatively little money was involved.
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"Rebels in Paradise" tells us about the drawing in Berman's show that drew the obscenity charge and about some of his other "dustups with the authorities," but the author says almost nothing of interest about Berman's art.
Michael Roth: Review of Rebels in Paradise Michael Roth 2011
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"Rebels in Paradise" tells us about the drawing in Berman's show that drew the obscenity charge and about some of his other "dustups with the authorities," but the author says almost nothing of interest about Berman's art.
Michael Roth: Review of Rebels in Paradise Michael Roth 2011
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That of course was the basic conceit of Everybody Loves Raymond, which starred Ray Romano as a Long Island sportswriter whose dustups with his wife (Patricia Heaton), jealous brother (Brad Garrett) and obtrusive parents (Doris Roberts and the late Peter Boyle) were grounded in real, everyday problems.
Phil Rosenthal: Exporting Raymond Isn't Just for Fans of Everybody Loves Raymond 2011
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And that was certainly the case in some instances -- homophobia is still a chronic condition for a lot of folks -- but when it came to books in schools, I don't remember any dustups about any reading material in elementary school, junior high, or highschool.
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But, make no mistake: Mr. Bauer and Mr. Verrilli also saw the Executive Order as a useful context for massaging federal health care reform regulations, to help diminish dustups over abortion, dustups never good for a President or a President's men's futures.
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With Turkey and Brazil both currently among the 10 rotating members of the Council, and other members such as China, Russia and Lebanon throwing their clinkers into the works, the dustups at Turtle Bay are already under way.
A Quisling Turkey 2010
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Caras Galadhon 2:57 pm: In terms of social media dustups, how does one deal with situations that grow beyond you?
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But, make no mistake: Mr. Bauer and Mr. Verrilli also saw the Executive Order as a useful context for massaging federal health care reform regulations, to help diminish dustups over abortion, dustups never good for a President or a President's men's futures.
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