under discussion
idiom
: being talked about
She usually has an opinion about whatever subject/topic/issue is under discussion.
During the period under discussion, the town grew in size.
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In effect, advocates of a higher SALT deduction have hijacked the entire budget process in pursuit of a self-serving carve-out that has crowded out everything else under discussion.
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The Editors, National Review, 20 May 2025
But the terms under discussion then, when Ukraine was still reeling from Russia's initial invasion, would be deeply disadvantageous to Kyiv.
—USA Today, 17 May 2025
My physical surroundings were of no interest; physical nature, with humanity as part of it, was never under discussion.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Among the issues under discussion through the Geneva Mechanism are non-tariff barriers — a quiet but potent set of tools China has used for years.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 20 May 2025
But the terms under discussion then, when Ukraine was still reeling from Russia's initial invasion, would be deeply disadvantageous to Kyiv.
—USA Today, 17 May 2025
My physical surroundings were of no interest; physical nature, with humanity as part of it, was never under discussion.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Among the issues under discussion through the Geneva Mechanism are non-tariff barriers — a quiet but potent set of tools China has used for years.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for under discussion
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“Under discussion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20discussion. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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