under debate
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: discussed in a manner where people can offer different opinions : being debated
These topics are still under debate.
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Although the United States did eventually carry out the strikes on the Houthis under debate in the chat, Vance’s blunt reasoning signaled a new indifference.
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Michael L. Ross, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2025
This year’s state budget, which in 2024 eliminated four major cultural grants programs via a veto from Gov. Ron DeSantis, is still under debate.
—Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
The legislation, which has passed the House and is currently under debate in the Senate, would curtail subsidies that benefit Tesla, Musk’s electric automaker.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The two bills now under debate — Assembly Bill 609 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and Senate Bill 607 by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) — break with that tradition.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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Michael L. Ross, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2025
This year’s state budget, which in 2024 eliminated four major cultural grants programs via a veto from Gov. Ron DeSantis, is still under debate.
—Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
The legislation, which has passed the House and is currently under debate in the Senate, would curtail subsidies that benefit Tesla, Musk’s electric automaker.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The two bills now under debate — Assembly Bill 609 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and Senate Bill 607 by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) — break with that tradition.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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“Under debate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20debate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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