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6週6日目 金メダルをめぐって
Determination・stance・judgment
6週6日目

〜をめぐって

接続:N+をめぐって
revolves around a topic with many opinions or disputes
注意 / Note:The former must be a matter with MANY OPINIONS or disputes, so the latter is almost always 議論・対立・争い・騒動. Other 〜に関して (neutral, just narrowing the topic).
比較 / Compare:Same article: 〜に関して/〜に対して. These models are often mistakenly chosen for each other — carefully read the 接続 and nuances above and then decide.
よく出る形 / Common form:名詞+をめぐって/をめぐる+名詞。The following part is議論する・対立する・争う・意見が分かれる.
新しい制度をめぐって議論が続いている。
Debate continues surrounding the new regime.
土地をめぐって争いが起きた。
Disputes arose around the land.
跡地の使い道をめぐって、住民の意見が割れている。
Regarding what to use the old land for, people's opinions are divided.

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