debate
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The Bureau of Street Lighting, with 177 employees and a relatively modest budget of $49.4 million, would seem an unlikely player in the broader debate over police surveillance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Experts debate if the market can absorb three major IPOs, but some point to over $8 trillion in sidelined capital.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
One person who used to work at the company has been in a debate with Eric Franklin, a wealth adviser who caters to tech-company employees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Now, the debate is how to compete within the new system that voters successfully demanded.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Madison understood better than most what was at stake in the debate over slavery.
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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