debate
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Pratt stole the show early in a recent debate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
What we found concludes a centuries-long debate: skin bones have indeed independently evolved across multiple lizard lineages.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
The incoming chair, who has spoken out in favor of interest-rate cuts, will inherit a policy debate that the April minutes are expected to show is far from resolved.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
During a recent televised debate, Raman stayed mostly on the sidelines as Bass and Pratt traded barbs over wildfire issues.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The more romantic case for the Potomac entered the debate duringMadison’s initial speech against the Susquehanna site.
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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