open to debate
idiom
: 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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Others have clinched a nomination in July or August
The exact date that Harris clinched her party's nomination is open to debate.
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Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
Whether Americans will feel sympathy for the president’s son, especially those who don’t support his father politically, is open to debate.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
Synthetic diamond prices have now collapsed, though how much of that is down to De Beers and how much is because of a flood of new supply is open to debate.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024
Whether the protests constitute a sign of recovery is open to debate.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
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Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
Whether Americans will feel sympathy for the president’s son, especially those who don’t support his father politically, is open to debate.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
Synthetic diamond prices have now collapsed, though how much of that is down to De Beers and how much is because of a flood of new supply is open to debate.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024
Whether the protests constitute a sign of recovery is open to debate.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
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