debate
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Pratt stole the show early in a recent debate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
So might the Enhanced Games force more of a debate around anti-doping?
From BBC • May 20, 2026
According to testimony, Erickson and Grossman were drinking margaritas at a local cantina before they got into their respective vehicles and headed to Grossman’s home to watch a presidential debate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The minutes are the last under Chair Powell, as incoming Chair Warsh inherits a policy debate amid elevated oil prices.
From Barron's • May 20, 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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