cause célèbre
(chiefly, UK) An issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate.
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(chiefly, UK) An issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate.
Getting iced out by the tech giants turned Parler into a cause célèbre for conservatives who complained they were being censored, as well as a test case for the openness of the internet.
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