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debated

ADJECTIVE
contested
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Friedkin’s movie shifted people’s perceptions about fear and played with longstanding ideas about the nuclear family and religious ideology, themes that were starting to be contested and debated as America moved further from ’50s-era sterility.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

South Korea is one of the most technologically advanced countries on earth, yet where it belongs in global stock indexes has been debated for years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Whatever your response to that statement - and it could be debated for hours - it cannot be denied that the Argentine maestro is among the best players to ever set foot on a pitch.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The parents debated whether they should share such a private part of their lives and decided to wait until Whimsy had finished her treatments and doctors had a better grasp on the likely outcome.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Then the companions fell silent, but a while they sat there in the high place, each busy with his own thoughts, while the Captains debated.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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