matter of contention
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What happened next is a matter of contention.
From Slate • Jun. 19, 2024
Exactly how to define the physical is a matter of contention.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
But which types of cord abnormalities can be directly associated with stillbirth, and whether or not those abnormalities can be detected and the stillbirths prevented, is an ongoing matter of contention among medical experts.
From Salon • Jul. 22, 2021
He also said that the Taliban was willing to agree to a cease-fire pending the more extensive accord, a matter of contention in the earlier talks but one that Ghani’s government has insisted on.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2019
The jurisdiction of ecclesiastical courts, which kings, because they happened to have a less liking for feudal law, had often favored, had now come to be another great matter of contention.
From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park
