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Catholic teaching forbids the use of artificial contraception – a prohibition upheld by recent popes but which has been hotly debated and rejected by some in the church.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the number of fast-food job losses caused by the policy is still hotly debated.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
At the competition committee meetings on Thursday, the topic of WNBA officiating was hotly discussed, sources said, and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert also publicly acknowledged at the 2025 WNBA Finals the importance of aligning on officiating standards.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
They are expected to be hotly contested as control of the House of Representatives and the Senate is at stake, alongside dozens of gubernatorial races.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the number of fast-food job losses caused by the policy is still hotly debated.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
At the competition committee meetings on Thursday, the topic of WNBA officiating was hotly discussed, sources said, and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert also publicly acknowledged at the 2025 WNBA Finals the importance of aligning on officiating standards.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
They are expected to be hotly contested as control of the House of Representatives and the Senate is at stake, alongside dozens of gubernatorial races.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Hotly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotly. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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