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Recent Examples of controversial Kim Kardashian didn’t hesitate to cut her daughter North West’s visit with her father Ye after learning that controversial figures Andrew and Tristan Tate were expected to join them. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025 Over the years, Sia has continued to push boundaries, venturing into film with the controversial musical drama Music and experimenting with genre-blending sounds on her later projects. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 He is also known as the controversial and brash leader who despised idleness and, after creating a monarchy in Haiti in 1811, eventually suffered a tragic end. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025 Having Trump as an interview guest become a controversial topic in the weeks leading up to the election. Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for controversial

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“Controversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controversial. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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