controversial
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A congressional committee found that controversial practices like adding diagnoses in Medicare Advantage triggered higher bills for America’s seniors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Produced by controversial “predatory publisher” MDPI, Toxics is not exactly the New England Journal of Medicine.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
Hastings became known for implementing a unique and controversial culture of radical transparency, where employee evaluations are brutally candid and average performances can be grounds for termination.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The controversial internet celebrity, born Braden Eric Peters, was live streaming to his hundreds of thousands of followers from a Miami hot spot Tuesday night when the party took a dark turn.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
The idea of sending me into combat is controversial.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing controversial
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Nothing But the Truth
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