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Meanings of controversy in English

Portuguese
polêmica
Catalan
discussió
Spanish
lid

A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.

      polêmica
      Russian
      разногласие
      Portuguese
      controvérsia
      Spanish
      controversia
      Catalan
      controvèrsia

      State of prolonged public dispute or debate.

            разногласие
            Usage of controversy in English
            1
            It ignored the whistleblower and penalty points controversy for far too long.
            The Irish Times
            2
            However, there remains a great deal of controversy regarding the optimal agent.
            Pubmed
            3
            However, Democrats do sense some opportunity because of Moore's history of controversy.
            The Guardian
            4
            A number of planning decisions in Wicklow have given rise to controversy.
            The Irish Times
            5
            A day later, U2's first concert in Russia ended in political controversy.
            The Irish Times
            6
            A new framework for the course introduced in 2012 has sparked controversy.
            Reuters
            7
            A bitter controversy in debate with Mr. Blaine assumed a personal character.
            My Memories of Eighty Years
            8
            The truth in matters of labor policy has become obscured in controversy.
            State of the Union Addresses
            9
            The religious freedom law was not Pence's only brush with national controversy.
            The Guardian
            10
            Few enterprises of modern times have given rise to so much controversy.
            The Irish Times
            11
            Much controversy remains however, regarding the underlying physiological pathways mediating this response.
            Pubmed
            12
            However, such a consensus is probably Utopian on any issue of controversy.
            The Irish Times
            13
            Despite the controversy and warnings from medical experts, President Trump recently remarked:
            The South African
            14
            Two mutually antagonistic parties have created the controversy today over terrorism policy.
            War by other means: an insider's account of the war on terror
            15
            Following is a timeline of the controversy over nuclear power in Germany.
            Reuters
            16
            He had also been dealing with quite an amount of public controversy.
            The Irish Times
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            Common
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            Common
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