controversy
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Controversy surrounding Porter’s personal relationships have also surfaced during previous campaigns.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Controversy and poor performance could hinder Musk’s attempt to take SpaceX public as soon as June.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Controversy had mounted after Germany's top audit authority last year estimated the total cost would come in at 4.6 billion euros.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Controversy has been a staple of the prize’s 125-year history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
Some sense of the strength of feeling can be gained by glancing through the chapter titles of Martin J. S. Rudwick’s excellent and somber account of the issue, The Great Devonian Controversy.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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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