as in to debate
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
we discussed the new proposal for the school stadium
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During the talks in Jeddah, an unidentified source familiar with the meeting said that representatives from Washington and Kyiv discussed Ukraine's proposal of a partial ceasefire in the sky and sea, as initially put forward by Zelensky in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on March 4.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The French military official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the blueprint for the force that is shrouded in secrecy and the Paris talks that will consider it.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Of course, rationality is often in short supply when discussing money and mortality.
—Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
One breakfast option that's rarely discussed, said Moskovitz, is eating leftover dinner.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The French military official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the blueprint for the force that is shrouded in secrecy and the Paris talks that will consider it.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Of course, rationality is often in short supply when discussing money and mortality.
—Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
One breakfast option that's rarely discussed, said Moskovitz, is eating leftover dinner.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Before the second tribal council, players in David's group debated between either voting out Cedrek McFadden or Shauhin Davari.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The origins of the pandemic have been hotly debated since its start.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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And some would argue that the lawsuits from NYT and others against OpenAI or other model companies represent a case of this.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The anti-Amendment 4 website hosted by the Agency for Health Care Administration led to court challenges from people who argued the state was improperly using its official power, including one case in front of the Florida Supreme Court.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Both acquisitions were reviewed and cleared by the FTC at the time.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Discuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discuss. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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