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- Dictionarycontroversial/ˌkɒntrəˈvəːʃl/
adjective
- 1. giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement: "years of wrangling over a controversial bypass"
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2 days ago · The most controversial topics raised at the first session — including authority, the possibility of women deacons, and the Church’s outreach to the LGBTQ community — were committed to the ...
2 days ago · The merit of the electoral college system has been a matter of ongoing debate in the United States since its inception at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, becoming more controversial by the latter years of the 19th century, up to the present day.
2 days ago · Clothing describes the material and the technical garment, devoid of any social meaning or connections; costume has come to mean fancy dress or masquerade wear. Fashion, by contrast, describes the social and temporal system that influences and "activates" dress as a social signifier in a certain time and context.
2 days ago · t. e. The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
1 day ago · The benefits of screening for breast cancer are controversial. [16] [17] Cancer is often treated with some combination of radiation therapy, surgery, chemotherapy and targeted therapy. [2] [4] Pain and symptom management are an important part of care. [2] Palliative care is particularly important in people with advanced disease. [2]
2 days ago · History. 1866–1900: Founding and early years. Henri Nestlé (1814–1890), a German-born Swiss confectioner, was the founder of Nestlé and one of the main creators of condensed milk. Nestlé's origin dates back to the 1860s when two separate Swiss enterprises were founded that would later form Nestlé.
2 days ago · Controversial cases Mix-ups In some cases, laboratory mix-ups (misidentified gametes, transfer of wrong embryos) have occurred, leading to legal action against the IVF provider and complex paternity suits.
