debate
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Naturally, there will once again be the debate about not denying players their freedom or stopping them from enjoying a victory.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
They go to the heart of a debate that is central to the identity of many autistic people.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Sen. Darline Graham flubbed an answer on a South Carolina debate stage Tuesday, but she’s far from the only politician who could use a refresher on Pacific geopolitics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The combined shock of the fire and back-to-back heatwaves has ignited a debate over whether Belgium is sufficiently prepared for the effects of climate change.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 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
One that does not commit so much time and energy to go-nowhere debates?
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
His appointment, in the wake of Black Lives Matter and debates about de-colonising the curriculum, drew worldwide attention.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Schwarz, who previously worked in the Google Research organization, recalled internal debates about the potential risks of such a strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
It’s not a silver bullet that cures polarization, settles complicated policy debates or ensures that everyone gets along.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
It would prove to be one of the most important debates in American history, and it took place entirely in secret.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Legal scholars have debated whether surrogates should pay legal damages if they fail to honor a contractual abortion provision, surrender payments remaining on the contract, or even pay back money they already received.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
"The mechanism responsible for the emergence of this second phase has long been debated, and our approach provides a powerful new way to uncover the hidden physics behind phase transitions in quantum materials," Gedik says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
This is going to be debated all season because so many well-known football programs changed coaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
But for years Congress has debated whether and how to require platforms to verify user ages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Not all that was spoken and debated in the Council need now be told.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Therefore, it is “the default connectivity partner” for customers debating between copper and fiber components, in his view.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
I’m all for rallying around a book or author and debating their merits like it’s a sporting match.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Reported talk of sailors debating whether to jump off the ship is overblown, he contends, recalling jokes that were made during his time on an aircraft carrier.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Scientists studying ancient human remains have frequently used evidence of congenital infection when debating whether syphilis was present outside the Americas before the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
He would be the lone American in attendance this time, rubbing shoulders and debating the fine points of nuclear physics with the most glittering stars of European science.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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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