under discussion
idiom
: being talked about
She usually has an opinion about whatever subject/topic/issue is under discussion.
During the period under discussion, the town grew in size.
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Each week, a panel of crime experts will dive deep into analyzing various missing person cases, and multiple panelists will travel on-location for a field investigation, in hopes of gaining additional insight of the case under discussion.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Claver-Carone declined to comment on plans for a potential travel ban that would bar Cubans and Venezuelans from traveling to the United States, adding that the plans are still under discussion.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
The candidates addressed the Innovative School Experience, the formal name for the plan currently under discussion at the board level, as part of a candidates’ forum this week sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Naperville and the district’s General Home and School Association.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Student loan borrowers could see their payments increase under budget plans currently under discussion by House Republicans, a violent about-face after years of working with the Biden administration to lower payments and secure debt relief.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 25 Feb. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Claver-Carone declined to comment on plans for a potential travel ban that would bar Cubans and Venezuelans from traveling to the United States, adding that the plans are still under discussion.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
The candidates addressed the Innovative School Experience, the formal name for the plan currently under discussion at the board level, as part of a candidates’ forum this week sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Naperville and the district’s General Home and School Association.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Student loan borrowers could see their payments increase under budget plans currently under discussion by House Republicans, a violent about-face after years of working with the Biden administration to lower payments and secure debt relief.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Under discussion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20discussion. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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