open to debate
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: 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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Whether this is a good thing or not is open to debate, but one thing’s clear: the South Korea martial law crisis shows that memes are a core way the online world deals with huge events — and that won’t change any time soon.
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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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Whether China has any such strategy today is open to debate.
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
As the Attorney General stated two weeks ago: There are many things that are open to debate in America.
—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
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“Open to debate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20to%20debate. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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