debatable

Example Sentences

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It’s debatable whether AI efficiencies are as responsible for layoffs and salary deflation as some executives claim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

While it was debatable how much flexibility “around 5%” entailed, most market participants viewed this as within 0.2-0.3 percentage points of 5%.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

With almost every other sport, the difference is debatable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Uefa is expected to go further but whether it has the power to do anything which would halt MCOs is debatable.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

His music became serious-minded and earnest, but it is debatable whether he changed the world.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall