debate
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That debate will be front and center on Thursday, as Cummins hosts an investor day in New York City.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
“It’s little wonder voters think net migration is going up when the only debate we have is about how to bring it down,” said Sunder Katwala, Director of British Future.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
And when another mayoral candidate, City Councilmember Nithya Raman, posted Trump’s praise of Pratt on social media, he responded with a snippet of himself making a dismissive face during a debate.
From Los Angeles Times • 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
“My mom loves debate, though. She even named me after one.”
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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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