debate
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Swinney announced the plan after pledging a debate on parliament's first day following the new government's appointment.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The labour dispute has also fanned a debate over how AI profits should be distributed.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The debate among equity investors now is whether stocks’ furious race back to records is justified by surging profits at America’s largest companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Nithya Raman paused when the question came during a debate with Mayor Karen Bass in Sherman Oaks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country and opening up vast new lands that will fuel the debate over the future of slavery in America.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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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