debate
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Debate clips rack up millions of views across Instagram and TikTok.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
Debate about the Royal Family isn't banned – the House of Commons Library points to the Counsellors of State Act 2022, which was fully debated in the Commons and the Lords.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
Debate over bonus payments for aviation safety workers is part of the broader fallout from the 43-day government shutdown, with federal officials also probing workers’ attendance and airlines’ compliance with mandated flight restrictions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Debate over the path ahead for the Federal Reserve’s interest rates and associated liquidity tightening has been one key factor weighing on markets.
From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025
Debate started and I rose and explained what the clubs had meant to young writers and begged for their continuance.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Vocabulary lists containing debate
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The Articles of Confederation (1777)
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Speech and Debate
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