debate
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Around him orbits a constellation of classmates - caustic, thoughtful, restless - who debate Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, Karl Marx and the price of cigarettes with equal seriousness.
From BBC
The singer launched the petition on Thursday morning and hit the milestone on Friday night, meaning MPs will now have to debate it in the House of Commons.
From BBC
“It’s a regulated credit product, so there’s no debate about whether this is a loan,” said Ryan Metcalf, vice president of public affairs at Flex.
From MarketWatch
Cato’s foreign policy ideas tended toward isolationism, even at the height of the Cold War, which made it largely irrelevant in those debates.
The British billionaire insisted that "open debate" on the issue was needed.
From Barron's
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