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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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Even so, some argue that China still rewards conformity over challenge.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

Now they crowdsource questions about when the beds will come and how they will work and argue over which medbed whistleblowers are real and which are frauds.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2026

You don’t have to argue about it, because the deed is done, but it’s enough information for your mother to quietly mull over after the fact.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

The labels have disputed the claims and argue that these deals advance the interests of artists and songwriters.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

Joe tried to argue with Coach Quinn, but it was no use.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon

He argues that it doesn't make sense to constantly convert data from photons to electrons and back to photons.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

The article argues that the settlement’s greatest significance is institutional rather than financial: it demonstrates that state attorneys general can challenge powerful corporations when federal antitrust enforcement is inadequate.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

Now that “learn to code” doesn’t seem to be the foolproof career advice it once was, thanks to artificial intelligence, Ms. Singer argues that it’s time for a reckoning.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

Prof. Ratzon argues that the Dead Sea Scrolls do not clearly support either explanation.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

I don’t want to lose him, another part argues.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

On a recent afternoon, attorneys for Xcel and Abraham argued over pole inspection records in the Wheeler County Courthouse in the Panhandle.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

“This case is not about the far larger Reiner family trusts, which hold the assets of Nick’s parents’ estate and the inheritances they left their children,” his attorneys argued in the motion.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

Media law professor Frank LoMonte argued in 2018, “The First Amendment guarantees all Americans freedom to speak and publish without government interference.”

From Salon Sep. 22, 2026

The party also argued the move would benefit shops, hotels, restaurants and the wider tourism industry.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

The subprime loans at the bottom of their gamble were worthless, he argued, and if the loans were worthless, the insurance they owned on those loans should go nowhere but up.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

In 2020, McClatchy went to court to restructure its finances, arguing it couldn’t meet its debt payments and pension obligations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Banking groups opposed the bill, arguing that digital tokens paying interest-like rewards would present unacceptable competition to regional lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The Lord Byron Society launched a campaign to relocate the statue six years ago, arguing it had become neglected.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Yet, a majority voted to permit their production, arguing with a straight face that having “regulated peptides” was somehow better than letting people buy unvetted black-market remedies.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

I could hear the villagers talking—or was it arguing?

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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