debate
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The Grok model’s biggest advantage is likely its cost per token, which has been the subject of debate across the industry.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
And the convention approves this unanimously without noted debate because it’s so freaking obvious, right?
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Hazard was sent off for the kick at the Liberty Stadium, and later apologised, but the incident prompted widespread debate among football fans, players and pundits about who was at fault.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Hundreds of people crammed into the school gym that April evening, and the debate over Point Reyes agitated into a low boil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Can we reschedule this debate? It is my birthday, after all,” I point out.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
One that does not commit so much time and energy to go-nowhere debates?
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Schwarz, who previously worked in the Google Research organization, recalled internal debates about the potential risks of such a strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Edwards has said there is time to improve end-of-life care before any assisted dying service would come into effect under her proposed law, given a four-year implementation period had been agreed in the previous debates.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
It’s not a silver bullet that cures polarization, settles complicated policy debates or ensures that everyone gets along.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Now isn’t the time for debates about ethics,” I say.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
Critics have debated in the build-up to Makhachev's bout with Machado Garry if his achievements have surpassed team-mate and coach Khabib Nurmagomedov.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
For nearly three decades, a onetime Compton gang leader named Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been one of the most vocal theorists about one of the most debated celebrity killings ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The impact of parenting is still debated to this day.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Meet Whitney Frick, the editor behind your book club’s most hotly debated titles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Panda-Laney debated between them before choosing the larger one and giving the Paganini-shaped cookie to Hyacinth, who crammed it in her mouth and mumbled a gloomy “Thanks” without bothering to look up from her ribbons.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
The education of John Maynard Keynes, the election that divided America, debating Alfred Hitchcock’s legacy and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Transit advocates likewise dismissed the idea, arguing lawmakers should remain focused on completing the station’s redevelopment and improving passenger service rather than debating a name change.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Brian Bracher, 65, from Chichester in West Sussex, said he cannot believe the UK is still debating these changes.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Groups sit in circles debating politics through the night.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Towards Joe, and Joe only, I considered myself a young monster, while they sat debating what results would come to me from Miss Havisham’s acquaintance and favour.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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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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