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quibble verb bicker, cavil, contend with, differ, dispute, dissent, equivocate, fence, haggle, join issue, oppose, palter, quarrel, tergiversate, wrangle See also: equivocate, haggle, prevaricate, tergiversate QUIBBLE. A slight difficulty raised without necessity or propriety; a cavil.
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| And seeing that the Police Commission is made up of Villaraigosa appointees, Bratton's extension would seem to be a done deal -- except for the quibblers on the City Council who like to take credit for other people's good works. But the basic point, of the solidarity of civilized people--including most Muslims and including Israel--against this form of evil, must be maintained against the quibblers who claim that September 11 was a comprehensible gesture against support for Israel, globalization, abuses of capitalism, and miscellaneous other perceived American shortcomings. Don't let the quibblers and the naysayers persuade you otherwise. |
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