matter of contention
Example Sentences
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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
Understanding why has been a matter of contention ever since.
From Salon • May 10, 2022
When judging banh mi, bread is always a matter of contention.
From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2020
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
