as in to debate
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
we discussed the new proposal for the school stadium
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During the talks in Jeddah, an unidentified source familiar with the meeting said that representatives from Washington and Kyiv discussed Ukraine's proposal of a partial ceasefire in the sky and sea, as initially put forward by Zelensky in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on March 4.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The French military official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the blueprint for the force that is shrouded in secrecy and the Paris talks that will consider it.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Of course, rationality is often in short supply when discussing money and mortality.
—Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
One breakfast option that's rarely discussed, said Moskovitz, is eating leftover dinner.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The French military official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the blueprint for the force that is shrouded in secrecy and the Paris talks that will consider it.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Of course, rationality is often in short supply when discussing money and mortality.
—Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
One breakfast option that's rarely discussed, said Moskovitz, is eating leftover dinner.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Callahan said the uncertainty is why many are debating whether to buy or sell shares and why companies such as Klarna, StubHub and Chime are reportedly delaying their initial public offerings.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Such historical revelations, belatedly publicized and debated, were necessary, yet immeasurably painful.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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And some would argue that the lawsuits from NYT and others against OpenAI or other model companies represent a case of this.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Daron Acemoglu has argued for a more all-encompassing approach.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Satellite images reviewed by ABC News show the north of the same village being cleared by the IDF in October 2024, where crops and buildings are seen destroyed.—
Kerem Inal,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Discuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discuss. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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