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argue

[ahr-gyoo] / ˈɑr gju /




Usage

What are other ways to say argue? To argue is to present one's reasons for or against a thing: The scientists argued for a safer testing procedure; it may also imply disputing in an angry or excited way: His parents argue all the time. To discuss is to present varied opinions and views: to discuss ways and means. To debate is to interchange formal (usually opposing) arguments, especially on public questions: to debate a proposed amendment.

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Some might even argue that industrials are looking pricey, as the sector’s forward P/E has increased, bucking the broader trend.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Instead, the researchers argue that the chamber was repeatedly brought back into active use.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

As China, India and other countries move to clamp down on these drugs, some argue that restricting access further could create different dangers.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Some argue that America should reduce our economic ties with China in response.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

I wanted to argue with Daisy about that but I didn’t think it was a good time to start an argument.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

That rapid reversal argues against the idea that maternal age effects are primarily caused by the gradual buildup of cellular damage or DNA mutations associated with aging, as many researchers had previously suspected.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

As writer Freddie deBoer argues, Pangram doesn’t seem broken but does seem easy to break.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

He argues that floods and droughts are "two sides of the same coin".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Paramount argues the deal is pro-competitive and pro-consumer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

But Haas argues that these peoples knew of the existence of hierarchical, structured societies with strong central leaders, and could pattern their societies after them.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Michigan State’s Yeargain, writing in the Missouri Law Review in 2020 about fake polls affecting prediction markets, argued that publishing fake polls to influence betting markets was either commodities fraud or wire fraud, or both.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

In one move, Bessent spearheaded an effort to ease a crisis-era financial rule that some argued was keeping banks from holding more Treasurys.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

"He was a star... He had chosen the spotlight," Ditum argued, acknowledging that his story had the "misfortune" to break in the middle of a summer news vacuum.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Officials who supported holding policy steady argued that information gathered between July and the Fed’s next meeting in mid-September “could provide more clarity and correspondingly reduce uncertainty about the inflation outlook.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Each time, Howie Hubler, or one of his traders, argued about the price, and declined to exit.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Your correspondent, just to share my two cents, has been arguing that longer-term inflation-protected Treasury bonds have looked pretty cheap for some time.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

In June, three ICC judges also sued the administration in a New York federal court over sanctions imposed on them last year, arguing the measures were unlawful.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

If prosecutors were to present the case to a grand jury, a prosecutor would still have to believe there was probable cause a crime was committed before arguing for an indictment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The seven states that depend on the Colorado River have been arguing for years about how to share the river's water without being able to reach an agreement.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

From his office, Henry Duveen, an owner of the gallery, could hear the man arguing with an assistant.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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