controversial issue
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But S&P’s move to keep profitability requirements avoids the most controversial issue, and maintains existing criteria for the most-popular U.S. index.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The two men also managed to find common ground on the controversial issue of Nippon Steel.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
Then Julie Spilsbury was elected to the Mesa City Council and a few months later, her first controversial issue reached the agenda: an ordinance prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations, employment and housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024
Called a “retreat,” the closed-door meeting traditionally takes up any controversial issue any leader would like to raise.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023
Commencing in 1925 and continuing until his death, Mr. Nelson served on the Joint Commission on Holy Matrimony, which dealt with the highly controversial issue of divorce.
From Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati by Warren Crocker Herrick
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