debate
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We can all Google who won, but why and what it means remain up for debate.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
The subject puts me in mind of an old debate, academic in its proportions, about the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
More broadly, Schwitzgebel believes the debate has focused on the wrong question.
From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026
The singer also recounted showing Hodgson a video after the debate, featuring two sisters living with SMA - one who received treatment, and one who did not.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
The actual debate in the House in the fall and winter of 1795 proceeded under Madison’s more cautious leadership and narrower interpretation of the Constitution.
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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