open discussion
Example Sentences
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A frank, open discussion would have produced a stronger consensus about needed changes than what’s likely to occur now.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Experts said it was an impressive breakthrough, but there needed to be an open discussion with the public about what science was making possible.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Releasing them to the public, he wrote, “would have a chilling effect on the frank and open discussion necessary for the decision-making process.”
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2025
What’s more, many men I know are actively hostile to open discussion of the most difficult subjects.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2025
Our safety lies, however, not so much in the practical character of our people, as in their habits of free and open discussion.
From Contemporary Socialism by Rae, John
