matter of contention
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The size of the Bulgarian community in North Macedonia is a matter of contention.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2022
Exactly how to define the physical is a matter of contention.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Understanding why has been a matter of contention ever since.
From Salon • May 10, 2022
Previn was the adopted daughter of Allen’s long-time significant other Mia Farrow; their relationship was a matter of contention and a very public scandal during Farrow and Allen’s split in the early 1990s.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2018
Just what the ratio of the curve should be is a matter of contention.
From Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship by Chanute, Octave
