as in discusses
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
the issue's been batted around, but nothing's ever been done
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In fact, given the scarcity of Black programming in the current television landscape—Issa Rae’s new documentary series Seen & Heard discusses this reality in depth—the world of women’s basketball has been one of the few spaces where the bright lights consistently shine on Black women and girls.—
Timeka Tounsel,
Forbes.com,
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Now Kennedy himself is driving much of what the committee discusses, including today’s deliberations on hepatitis B and MMRV, Demetre Daskalakis, the former director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, told us.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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As Washington debates the future of the space agency, the Perseverance team can only go about its business, sending its rover this way and that, to sniff out clues to Mars’s ancient past.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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During such events, Kirk debates students and others about myriad of topics, some of them controversial.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But Bob’s behavior, One Battle After Another argues, is also entirely justified because of the terrifying brutality of the world—a reality that crashes into Bob’s hazy reverie to create an electrifying, thoughtful blockbuster.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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But, argues a new book, the future of cities is female.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Bats (around or back and forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bats%20%28around%20or%20back%20and%20forth%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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