controversial
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Votes are trickling in as townspeople await the fate of their controversial moniker.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
What do you have to say to the people who find the design controversial?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
The court case relates to a tender awarded to controversial businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala's company Medicare24 Tshwane District in 2024, which was meant to provide health services to the police.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
This was a controversial move that eventually brought Adobe into the modern era and influenced changes in the software space.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
In Agnew's opinion, even if the controversial germ theory did not explain the development of pus, his patients benefited from antiseptic methods.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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