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disputed

[ dih-spyoo-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

argued or debated about:
Just when and where the religious practice of the “camp meeting” originated is a disputed question.
argued against; called into question:
He stood by his widely disputed claim that margarine is better for you than butter.
quarreled or fought over; contested:
As negotiations continue, the security situation in the disputed territories is tense and shows signs of escalating.

First recorded in 1605–15; dispute ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; dispute ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

“Altamirano has always been a disputed territory,” said Father Javier.

Several of them disputed the figure of six million Jewish deaths in the Holocaust.

For no matter how disputed the circumstances of both cases, many people see what happened in black and white.

When Kocureck was shown the document by InsideClimate News, he disputed the accusations.

However, [the scholars] are disputed over [the issue of] capturing apostate women.

Of his book he himself said, “My conclusions may be disputed, but no one shall dispute the facts on which they are based.”

The transport difficulties were very great, and as General McArthur approached, every foot of ground was disputed by the enemy.

They added that it would hardly be disputed that the Railways had on the whole conferred great benefits upon Ireland.

So: the Christians claim that their religion has done wonders for the world; a claim disputed by the Rationalists.

The question is, do these words of Hue de Rotelande throw any light upon this disputed point?

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