How to Use under debate in a Sentence
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The new drugs’ economic effects on the health system are under debate.
—Brittany Trang and Elaine Chen, STAT, 13 Nov. 2023
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The human evidence of the link between glyphosate and cancer is under debate.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Mar. 2026
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The stakes of this case are high, and the variety of amicus briefs for the case reveal the issues under debate.
—Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Michigan — the southern half of it anyway — is still under an air quality alert, but for how long is under debate.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2023
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The question still under debate by employers and employees is what exactly does a return to work look like?
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
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While the center’s legacy is still under debate, the urgent question now is where the 400 people a day who use it will go.
—Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Dec. 2022
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But the particulars of that label are under debate and seemingly a ways from implementation.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2024
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Ahead of the new school year, mandates are under debate Until vaccines can be administered to younger kids, some officials are hoping that masks will help decrease the spread of the virus.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
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The latest action has been under debate within the administration for an extended period.
—NBC News, 6 Jan. 2021
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The lineup includes town halls with the people shaping politics, culture and technology, and will be held across the country in front of audiences who have a stake in the topics under debate.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Women, too, have declining levels of testosterone, but assessment is even more complex than for men, and benefits of testosterone therapy for women are under debate.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 16 July 2026
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While the exact relationship between wages and inflation remains under debate, economists are much clearer on how raising interest rates puts people out of work.
—Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2022
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Still, a new stimulus bill — which has been under debate in Washington for months and was approved by the Senate on Monday — has played prominently in the race so far.
—Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2020
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Nirenberg said some communities historically have been hard to count, particularly in major cities, and that will remain under debate.
—Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Oct. 2021
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Ukraine’s new mobilization law, which has been under debate for months as the country faces a severe shortage of battle-ready troops, proposes lowering the country’s draft age to 25.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
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However, free agency has been suspended due to the number of player compensation rules under debate in collective bargaining.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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At a time when collective social and economic narratives are under debate around the world, lagom raises quintessential questions about human nature and society.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
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An amnesty bill under debate could free hundreds more political prisoners, but families and rights groups remain skeptical about the government’s commitment.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Then there are some measures already required under previous wildfire regulations — such as removing dead vegetation like twigs and leaves, from the ground, roof and gutters — that are not under debate.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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The legislation under debate in the Senate also includes several bills Portman was previously trying to pass.
—Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2021
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As marijuana's potential health benefits are under debate, new research has found that THC could have a powerful and positive effect on the brain.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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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.
—Michael L. Ross, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2025
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The exact role of REM sleep is still under debate, but it’s been hypothesized to play a role in memory formation, learning new motor skills, and regulating emotions.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 15 July 2022
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The bill, under debate in the Ukrainian parliament, is expected be politically unpopular.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2024
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The bill, under debate in the Ukrainian Parliament, could be politically unpopular with the country’s war-weary citizenry.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
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The organization noted in a recent memo that the 2026 budgets under debate in Congress would likely lead to a reduction in the number of housing vouchers issued.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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The degree of risk for any Kenyan police officers sent to Haiti at this time of unprecedented gang violence is also under debate, despite the country’s long record of deployments to international hotspots.
—Larry Madowo, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
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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
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Today, it’s estimated that 30 million of them live among us — enough to threaten native environments such as Catalina Island, where a controversial eradication plan is under debate.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
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Western policy remained under debate—hence the need for the hasty trip to Washington to convey what the Soviets might demand in exchange for allowing Germany to unify—and Genscher was not making the final decision.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
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