dispute

I had a dispute or argument with my neighbor who posted something I disagreed with on social media. I hoped we could solve our dispute by debating online; unfortunately, that idea only made our disagreement worse. Luckily, I walked next door to talk to my neighbor about our dispute, and we realized our conflict was just one big misunderstanding—and we decided to talk about any future issues in person.

Quiz: Try again! When might you most likely have a dispute?

• You work together with your friends to solve a large problem.
• You are in a crowd of very happy people at a holiday parade.
• You have very different political views than your neighbor.

• Frye Island cannot withdraw from its school district without special legislation authorizing it to do so, the state’s top court has decided. The ruling is a blow to the seasonal island town in its long-running dispute with Maine School Administrative District 6. — The Portland Press Herald
• Ms. Rosenberg said the experience of seeing Wausau’s local political dispute play out in front of a national audience had undercut her efforts to bring the community together around the idea that all people should be welcome. — The New York Times