open to debate
idiom
: being a matter about which people may have different ideas and opinions
The accuracy of the report is open to debate.
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As the Attorney General stated two weeks ago: There are many things that are open to debate in America.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Whether the poll results are on par with actual human responses is certainly open to debate.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Whether China has any such strategy today is open to debate.
—Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
Others have clinched a nomination in July or August
The exact date that Harris clinched her party's nomination is open to debate.
—Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Whether the poll results are on par with actual human responses is certainly open to debate.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Whether China has any such strategy today is open to debate.
—Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
Others have clinched a nomination in July or August
The exact date that Harris clinched her party's nomination is open to debate.
—Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Open to debate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20to%20debate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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