The phrase "lasting debate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a discussion or argument that has continued over a significant period of time.
Example: "The issue of climate change has sparked a lasting debate among scientists and policymakers."
Alternatives: "enduring discussion" or "ongoing controversy".
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Since that time, the existence of introns in nuclear genes has been the source of a long-standing -and in some aspects, still lasting- debate.
like the last debate.
The last debate!
Does anybody remember the last debate?
"THE LAST DEBATE" by Jim Lehrer.
"Who won the last debate, please?
And I liked what I saw in the last debate.
He clearly learned a lot from last debate.
Farage says it is 40 years since the last debate.
After speaking with them, he decided that he had to complete that last debate.
This is the same guy who proudly announced "I think grandiose thoughts" during the last debate.
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