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• The first Covid death in the U.S. is a matter of debate.
  — David Axe, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2022
• Whether Musk can do what the Twitter poll seeks is a matter of debate.
  — Taylor Lorenz, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Nov. 2022
• How long the world’s reserves will last, given this trend, is a matter of debate.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
• What exactly makes a zombie company, and how many there are in the U.S., is a matter of debate.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2022
• Whether free Black people were in fact citizens was a matter of debate.
  — Cassandra Good, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2023
• How best to manage the rundown of coal mines as demand for the fuel shrinks is a matter of debate among miners and financiers.
  — Ben Dummett, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2021
• Where Jackson-Davis falls in the draft hierarchy is a matter of debate.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2022
• Whether dogs also share this ability has been a matter of debate.
  — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
• When exactly the masks should come off is a matter of debate, but many experts back a model that lets states decide based on local transmission rates.
  — Jessica Hullinger, The Week, 2 Nov. 2021
• However, when this occurred has remained a matter of debate.
  — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Oct. 2022
• But exactly when a recession will hit remains a matter of debate — and could still be a ways off, given a mix of indicators that paint the complex picture of the U.S. economy's health.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2022
• Cincinnati chili has its fair share of detractors, dubious of the inclusion of cinnamon and chocolate (the latter a matter of debate even among fans of the dish) and the typical way it’s eaten on spaghetti with a fork.
  — Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2022
• Fed Chairman Jerome Powell might signal that the question of whether the central bank should raise rates by another three-quarters of a point at its December meeting, or a smaller half point, is a matter of debate.
  — Justin Lahart, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022
• How much the regulatory rollback contributed to the Silicon Valley Bank failure is a matter of debate.
  — Jonathan J. Cooper, ajc, 14 Mar. 2023
• Whether wanting more has become too much and too expensive is a matter of debate, but certainly a conversation worth having as college football enters another hiring cycle.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Nov. 2021
• Whether cryptocurrency is indeed permissible, however, is a matter of debate.
  — Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2022

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