debated

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When the Ridgways had finished filming the results of the amniocentesis, they debated whether they should share the video.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The survey showed that businesses worried about their profit margins and debated whether to pass along their higher costs to consumers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Plans for a single patient record for the NHS in England will be debated for the first time by MPs on Monday.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Napoleon’s reasons for reimposing slavery in Guadeloupe in 1802 and attempting to do so in Saint-Domingue are fiercely debated by historians.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

When she debated the unit’s mission with him, he always overruled her.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield