argue
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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
“It’s hard to argue with this story,” unless the Fed ends up aggressively raising interest rates and slows the economy down, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Some musicians argue the deals can’t cover rights the labels don’t control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Supporters would argue he is a man who is ready to administer the medicine the nation needs, even if people do not like the taste of it.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“You need to argue about this later,” said Zheng.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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They do themselves fewer favors when their agents replace jobs and maximize profits for their owners, he argues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The lack of recognition, Feldman argues, reverberates through Caland’s heavily impastoed portraits of Moses and her enigmatic late abstractions such as the rectilinear paintings in the “Silent Letter Series.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Daniels argues that by enhancing the level of information you provide to your GP, it enables them to make better decisions about your care.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
A study from Tel Aviv University argues that both possibilities may be partly correct.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Dr. Tilson said, “I’m walking over to the garage. Call Will Hamilton. Tell him I want him to drive me to his father’s place. If he argues tell him his sister is—dying.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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“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
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
But this cycle, Hayes argued, offers real structural openings.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
Lindsay has not disputed that she killed them but her lawyers argued she should not be held legally responsible because she was suffering from severe mental illness.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The trade was never fair, but I never argued.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Icahn’s firm isn’t part of the appraisal case, but is leading a separate suit arguing the management failed its duty to shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
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
Tata Sons sought to get out of this classification by repaying their debt and arguing that they do not borrow directly from the public markets.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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
“Mellifluent, show us the Palace of the Snow Queen,” Jack ordered the dragon, who for once complied without arguing.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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