disputation
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If you put aside the theoretical disputations, Mr. Kocherlakota said, the important question is: How far is the United States from reaching the limits of its capacity?
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2019
He narrates disputations of Mr. Chomsky’s work as if they were prizefights: “OOOF! — right into the solar plexus!”
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2016
For all its petty disputations, life below stairs does seem companionable and—sometimes at least—supportive.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2013
Some nights, I missed the disputations and the paper planes.
From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2011
"Soooo," Brother Jack said, looking from face to face, "there's been a caucus and decisions have been made. Did you take minutes, Brother Chairman? Have you recorded your wise disputations?"
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Vocabulary lists containing disputation
The Crucible
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The Horse and His Boy
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