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controversy

[kon-truh-vur-see, kuhn-trov-er-see] / ˈkɒn trəˌvɜr si, kənˈtrɒv ər si /


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Everyone who profited from the sprawling multi-billion dollar investment fund scandal gripping Turkey has been identified, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Tuesday, expressing confidence the markets would emerge stronger from the controversy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The following year, an episode of the long-running US cartoon addressed the controversy surrounding the Indian character for the first time, making a nod to the accusations, but some viewers found it insufficient.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Zacharia held the position for less than a week, but generated considerable controversy in that short time.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mr. Jay reports both sides of the controversy: Essentially, the military suspects a real attack, while the medical establishment generally diagnoses psychogenic illness, one with no physical cause.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Buffon died in 1788, but the controversy rolled on.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Maher said the two high-profile controversies have distracted the conversation around the death penalty away from the fundamental question of whether the US should use capital punishment in the first place.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Dourif has never generated any significant controversies to our knowledge, but his appearance is notable because it contradicts his 2024 retirement announcement.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

And then there’s the controversies I don’t know about, the missteps I’ve yet to commit.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

At the union’s home base in Detroit, Fain has been bogged down in internal controversies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Once you understand that prescriptive rules are the conventions of a specialized form of the language, most of the iptivist controversies evaporate.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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