controversial
Example Sentences
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In response the legislature voted to eliminate some of the state’s most controversial fees and effectively nullify others.
From Los Angeles Times
But in 2024, the group had a dramatic fallout with their agency - sparked by the controversial dismissal of Ador's former CEO Min, whom the group regarded as a mentor.
From BBC
“Every American is invited. We don’t care if you’re white or Black, rich or poor, young or old, rural or urban, controversial or a little bit boring, or somewhere in between.”
From Los Angeles Times
They did so to double-check the March results because the claim that dark energy was changing was so controversial.
From BBC
Earlier this year, the island nation reached a controversial deal with China in which it offered to let it explore the seafloor around its territory in return for investments in infrastructure and its fishing industry.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
