debate
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Vacant apartment complexes dubbed "ghost cities" have sparked debate on Chinese social media about the impact of speculative buying and the country's real estate excesses.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
But it's a topic that has sparked debate and calls for guardrails worldwide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
It won’t be the first time the debate over timekeeping has made its way to Capitol Hill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
This time there is no controversy or debate hanging over the team.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Madisonian influence revealed itself in the House debate of March 23 when the committee report came up for a vote.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
That was all fine for Graham: He got his fix with bonus cable-news bookings and participated in some debates, and then—phew!—was able to return to being a busybody in the Senate.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
“It’s crazy, ever since we opened, there’s at least four or five subreddit debates about this sandwich,” Grigoryan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
For patients, those debates surface in more immediate ways.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Parliamentary debates on the budget will begin in September, and it is expected to be finalised by the end of 2026.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Ever since I could remember, all my life in fact, there had been these discussions and arguments and debates about whether we ought to obey His Majesty’s government or whether we should rebel.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
He sees a risk that is low enough to remain debated, but severe enough to demand action.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
On Monday, people in Guernsey protested a proposed 3% GST which is due to be debated this week and, if approved, introduced from 2028.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
It is where our national ideals are debated, tested, challenged and renewed.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
In his Beijing hotel suite, Carney watched the news from Greenland play out on the TV and debated with aides whether Trump’s demands would outlast him and become U.S. policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The people of Duk Payuel, the village where my family was living at the time, debated whether the man had made a wise choice.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
Investors have also been debating whether memory-chip makers can escape their historic boom-bust cycles as AI demand skyrockets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
As a result, scientists spent decades debating between two possible structural models.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
It could be telling how much Warsh signals his support of other banks’ communication styles, especially with other central bankers debating best practices and how different approaches should evolve.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Investors are nervous about a quieter Fed, fearing more market volatility, and are still debating how to interpret Warsh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
They traced their philosophy to Thoreau and Gandhi, debating the great works of civil disobedience at Floyd McKissick’s office on Main Street in study and prayer sessions that often lasted all night.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing debate
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The Articles of Confederation (1777)
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Speech and Debate
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