debate
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After some strong-arming from the US, the proposal fell apart but now the debate has resurfaced.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
But the issue of police staffing and response times has been an issue of debate in the city.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Following the debate by the European Commission, European leaders will discuss the EU's trade ties with China during a summit in Brussels on June 18 and 19.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
For all the debate about frameworks and economic schools of thought, the most important intellectual work done by central banks is risk management.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
One of the reasons he was so notoriously ineffective in debate was that argument itself offended him.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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