controversy
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Coe spurred controversy with independent albums “Nothing Sacred” and “Underground Album,” released in 1978 and 1982, respectively.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
We've had two nights of handball controversy, first involving Bayern Munich and now Arsenal.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
“He didn’t address the elephant in the room,” one delegate told me, referring to the Piker controversy.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
The controversy was helpful for Waste Management in some ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The entire controversy reerupted whenever yellow fever appeared again in the city, as it did in 1794, 1796, 1797, and 1798.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing controversy
The Bill of Rights
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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