debated

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"Debated this at a bar with some friends... to test it and settle the debate, we got a random product type from another table: a new mattress," said Justin, in Atlanta.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2017

Debated endlessly, but if you’re using good, well-cared-for vermouth, it’s not to be feared.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2017

Debated and resolved by experts from around the world, they have inspired action and laws and introduced crucial standards that we now take for granted, such as informed consent and respect for autonomy.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2016

Precise Future of Silicon Parts Still Being Debated When Ulysse Nardin introduced its Freak watch in 2001, eyebrows were raised at its use of silicon for two escapement wheels instead of the usual steel.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2012

"Debated since Columbus attempted a partial census at Hispaniola in 1496,” Denevan, the Beni geographer, has written, "it remains one of the great inquiries of history.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann