point of contention
noun phrase
: the thing that people are arguing over
The main point of contention is who owns the timber rights to the land.
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This kerfuffle is the latest back-and-forth in the tension between the arts community and Trump, of which the Kennedy Center has become a particular point of contention.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 May 2025
Such spending has become a point of contention given that the city is dealing with a $44 million shortfall and expected to remain in a structural budget deficit.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
But these trips have become a point of contention with her husband’s siblings.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 May 2025
Trump’s tariffs have instigated fresh controversy over an issue that has long been a point of contention in American political and economic history.
— Made By History, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 May 2025
Such spending has become a point of contention given that the city is dealing with a $44 million shortfall and expected to remain in a structural budget deficit.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
But these trips have become a point of contention with her husband’s siblings.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 May 2025
Trump’s tariffs have instigated fresh controversy over an issue that has long been a point of contention in American political and economic history.
— Made By History, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Point of contention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20of%20contention. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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