debate
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The Bureau of Street Lighting, with 177 employees and a relatively modest budget of $49.4 million, would seem an unlikely player in the broader debate over police surveillance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Ordinary Iranians' reactions to the latest exchange reflect the wider debate.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The stock is particularly volatile amid the debate on its valuation.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Defining space-time is more than a technical debate — it’s about what kind of world we think we’re living in.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Gradually, the mood in the car gets lively as a debate about ketchup versus mustard takes over the front seat—ketchup is the correct answer, obviously.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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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