debated

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When the Ridgways had finished filming the results of the amniocentesis, they debated whether they should share the video.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The survey showed that businesses worried about their profit margins and debated whether to pass along their higher costs to consumers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

What constitutes success for British tennis, both now and in the future, has been debated for much of the past two decades.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Scientists have long debated what gives superluminous supernovae their extraordinary brightness.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Then the companions fell silent, but a while they sat there in the high place, each busy with his own thoughts, while the Captains debated.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien