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Factions have emerged dividing creators, writers, directors and producers firmly into pro and con camps.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
The collection documents both sides of the slavery debate, pro and con—a useful correction to the self-congratulatory view of British history that celebrates abolition and turns a blind eye to everyone who defended slavery.
—Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
Trump last week waded into the precarious debate, surprising lawmakers who think he’s thrown support behind both pro and con camps on Capitol Hill.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
The Secretary of State’s Office is asking for submissions of pro and con arguments about the initiative, some of which will appear in a pamphlet voters will receive before Election Day.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2024
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
The collection documents both sides of the slavery debate, pro and con—a useful correction to the self-congratulatory view of British history that celebrates abolition and turns a blind eye to everyone who defended slavery.
—Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
Trump last week waded into the precarious debate, surprising lawmakers who think he’s thrown support behind both pro and con camps on Capitol Hill.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
The Secretary of State’s Office is asking for submissions of pro and con arguments about the initiative, some of which will appear in a pamphlet voters will receive before Election Day.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2024
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“Pro and con.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro%20and%20con. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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