argue
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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
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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
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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
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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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