The meaning of the text has been the subject of considerable/intense/lively 'debate' among scholars for many years.
She was on the 'debating team' [=a group that competes against other teams in formal debates] at school.
Whether or not the tax cuts benefit the lower classes is still hotly 'debated' among economists.
(..) That's my uncle. He's a pathological liar. He thought you were someone else. Oh, man, you don't have me on your computer? I took a photo of the debate team, and you're in the debate team. - Right. - So... ...he must have seen-- I was touching up stuff. (..)2012 The Amazing Spider-Man