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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Instead, Epting and its employees pay ever-higher insurance rates each year, a point of contention for some workers.
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
Exactly who was responsible for clearing brush and maintaining area has also been a point of contention among the defendants, along with the utility’s lack of a public safety power shut-off program.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Exactly who was responsible for clearing brush and maintaining area has also been a point of contention among the defendants, along with the utility's lack of a public safety power shut-off program.
—CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
The issue of Taiwan has become a major point of contention between China and the US, which maintains close but informal relations with Taipei and is bound by law to supply the island with weapons to defend itself.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
Exactly who was responsible for clearing brush and maintaining area has also been a point of contention among the defendants, along with the utility’s lack of a public safety power shut-off program.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Exactly who was responsible for clearing brush and maintaining area has also been a point of contention among the defendants, along with the utility's lack of a public safety power shut-off program.
—CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
The issue of Taiwan has become a major point of contention between China and the US, which maintains close but informal relations with Taipei and is bound by law to supply the island with weapons to defend itself.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Point of contention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20of%20contention. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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