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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It was just a little spat over who did the dishes last.
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The girls were having a spat in the back of the car over who got to use the armrest.
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Walter said what happened between him and Marian was just a lovers' spat .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Fritz Juventi from the Valenzuela Perseverance, looking not a day older in his tricorn and spats.
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Hell, we still have our spats.
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More and more, we are drawn to the divisive spat at the expense of the thoughtful insight.
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That evening Uncle Allen bought a pair of spats and put $ 5 down on a black overcoat with a velvet collar.
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The clash is expected to be resolved via government pressure and the spat is more sound than substance, say analysts.
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This is all a spat between Fidel and that one over there.