debate
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The debate about tipping culture in the US has reignited in recent years, with social media posts about waiting staff angry that they haven't been left enough money going viral.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
America’s reliability as a guarantor of security has been a matter of debate for a long time.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
But Mr. Popkin has shown how much the abolition debate mattered at every stage of the French Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
There is a legitimate debate about whether this situation was driven purely by data-center demand or by a decade-old supply agreement running its course.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Smith also led the debate on behalf of the Deep South on that other great text, which was not the Bible but the Constitution.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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