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- adjective
disputed , under discussion, not settled. - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
debate .
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Examples
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The original figure of 46 million uninsured has been hotly debated: is it accurate? where did it come from? does it include illegal immigrants?
In selling health care, Obama's numbers pick may be telling 2009
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The ex-football captain debated painfully for a minute.
Chapter VI 2010
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One of the most significant issues being debated is how the revenues generated though this system should be spent.
Rachel Morello-Frosch: Make a Mess, Clean It Up Rachel Morello-Frosch 2010
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Thrust onto Egypt's most powerful throne at the age of nine, King Tut's reign was fiercely debated from the outset.
The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson & Martin Dugard: Book summary 2010
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I have coached competitive college and high school debate for over a decade and just about the only thing that cannot be debated is whether your opponent has the right to speak or participate.
Jairus Grove: A User's Guide to the New Racism Jairus Grove 2010
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The only alternative to the bill being debated is the status quo.
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I have coached competitive college and high school debate for over a decade and just about the only thing that cannot be debated is whether your opponent has the right to speak or participate.
Jairus Grove: A User's Guide to the New Racism Jairus Grove 2010
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Just to clarify: the issue being debated is whether the term kleftiko is properly applied to lamb cooked in sealed packets as opposed to lamb cooked in a clay pot.
Recipe for Salmon "Kleftiko" (Σολομός Κλέφτικος) and Kleftiko: Its Modern Meaning Laurie Constantino 2008
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Maybe the reason that amendments to these provisions are not debated is that no one wants them.
Balkinization 2007
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Maybe the reason that amendments to these provisions are not debated is that no one wants them.
Balkinization 2007
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