controversy surrounding

Frequency: 7.814.2 per million words

disagreement related to a particular person or event

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  • The bitter controversy surrounding the introduction of the new regulations has divided the committee.
  • Much controversy surrounds the new exam, with parents and teachers expressing concern.
  • Despite the ongoing controversy surrounding the election results, the new president was sworn in.
  • There is considerable ethical controversy surrounding genetic engineering in humans.
  • The media is closely following the controversy surrounding the company's sudden bankruptcy.
  • Historians are still debating the controversy surrounding the king's mysterious death.
  • A great deal of controversy surrounds the artist's latest exhibition, which some critics have called provocative.
  • The legal controversy surrounding this new technology will likely take years to resolve.
  • The actor refused to comment on the controversy surrounding his personal life.
  • By the time the report was published, the intense controversy that had surrounded the project for months had already subsided.