controversy
Example Sentences
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It wouldn’t be the World Cup without controversy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The closed-door meeting, reported by Spanish media, is already clouded in controversy, as some of the main victims' associations said they were not invited.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Pride celebrations continue to draw millions of participants nationwide, and many of the new observances have generated attention primarily because of the controversy surrounding them.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
No-one wants to talk politics, except to say that they think the whole controversy has been blown out of proportion.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
In the controversy that followed seizure of contaminated cranberries by the Food and Drug Administration, the fact that the chemical actually is cancer producing was widely challenged, even by many medical men.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing controversy
The Bill of Rights
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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