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The phrase "already been debated" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a topic or issue that has previously been discussed or considered.
Example: "The effectiveness of the new policy has already been debated among experts in the field."
Alternatives: "previously discussed" or "already discussed".
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For example, climate policy has already been debated for three decades.
There is no rush for us to decide but the topic has already been debated".
And finally, as has already been debated on this site, does complexity help tell the global development story?
Republicans pointed out that the content of the seven-page bill had already been debated when it was part of the larger spending bill.
Their arguments would be more plausible if the outlines of reform hadn't already been debated for about a decade, and if their commitment to reform were real.
The Vagenda rarely expresses anything new that has not already been debated in the online discourse about modern feminism that has exploded in the past decade.
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However, the Easton Area Christmas Committee had already been debating the construction of a new Peace Candle prior to the fire.
The matter of extension is already being debated in Greece and abroad.
Legislation with almost identical language is already being debated in the state assemblies of Missouri and Ohio.
The concept is already being debated by some government officials and foreign diplomats, though the White House has not weighed in.
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