polemic
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“It’s such a powerful, polemic piece, as well as being poetic and also mundane at times,” Cumberbatch says, speaking via Zoom from London.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2024
This usefully allows the material to be less of a period piece — because, happily for Sister Helen, her polemic is somewhat dated.
From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2023
The term Britpop was coined by journalist Stuart Maconie in a long polemic about the state of guitar music in the April 1993 issue of Select magazine.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2023
What Rufo is talking about is a classic bait-and-switch — cutting and pasting a polemic from one place into another for a strategic advantage.
From Salon • May 30, 2023
It’s as if Rogelio’s response has justified every polemic.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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