under discussion
idiom
: being talked about
She usually has an opinion about whatever subject/topic/issue is under discussion.
During the period under discussion, the town grew in size.
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The cap could rise somewhere below the $40,000 threshold but still higher than the $10,000 set in Trump’s 2017 tax law, though the exact number is still under discussion.
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 5 June 2025
Investors have been demanding the U.S. government pay more in interest to borrow because of worries about whether it’s set to add trillions of dollars to its debt through tax cuts under discussion on Capitol Hill.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Whether delegations from Iran and the U.S. would meet for a sixth round of nuclear negotiations also remained unclear, although a U.S. official said a possible meeting in the coming days was under discussion.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 4 June 2025
In effect, advocates of a higher SALT deduction have hijacked the entire budget process in pursuit of a self-serving carve-out that has crowded out everything else under discussion.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 May 2025
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 5 June 2025
Investors have been demanding the U.S. government pay more in interest to borrow because of worries about whether it’s set to add trillions of dollars to its debt through tax cuts under discussion on Capitol Hill.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Whether delegations from Iran and the U.S. would meet for a sixth round of nuclear negotiations also remained unclear, although a U.S. official said a possible meeting in the coming days was under discussion.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 4 June 2025
In effect, advocates of a higher SALT deduction have hijacked the entire budget process in pursuit of a self-serving carve-out that has crowded out everything else under discussion.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 May 2025
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“Under discussion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20discussion. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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