argue
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Airplanes, elevators and restaurants all have regulations to ensure their safe operation; many experts argue for similar conventional measures for AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
None, I’d argue — so long as that filmmaker can present either side of said debate with as much tact as the other.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Some researchers think Phobos is an asteroid that was captured by Mars, while others argue that it formed from debris thrown into orbit after a massive object slammed into the planet.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Many, including Potdar, also argue that globally, industrial foundations are being protected as sources of patient capital - money that can be committed for years to fund long-gestation projects and social goals.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
She couldn’t argue with that so they went back into the hut.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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Prof. Ratzon argues that the Dead Sea Scrolls do not clearly support either explanation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
But he argues that something needs to be done about the country’s inequality crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
While everyone argues about whether AI will eventually bring about the apocalypse, hundreds of billions of dollars are being spent building the infrastructure underneath it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
As its small cast obsesses over a fabled alien encounter and seems willing to stop at nothing to find release in a divine being, be careful, “The Pineapple” argues, of the personal Eden you seek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
David Korn, vice provost for research at Harvard University, argues that giving patients control over their tissues is shortsighted.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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In an open letter to the prime minister, chancellor and West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker, industry leaders argued Britain's automotive supply chain was "not in decline" but "in the wrong market".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Van had insisted that his first victory wasn’t solely due to Pantoja’s injury, while the Brazilian argued that the December result didn’t show who was truly the better fighter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
He argued countries like China were further driving down interest rates by investing their huge trade surpluses into safe assets like U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Sullivan has argued that medical countermeasures should be developed more broadly for pathogens capable of causing severe illness or death in humans, rather than focusing only on viruses already known to cause frequent outbreaks.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Fritz told Sophie that the soldiers needed warm gloves, sweaters, and socks, but she argued with him, refusing to donate to the Winter Help.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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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
Auto lovers have pushed for years to lessen emissions regulations for collector cars, arguing that these vintage vehicles are only driven short distances to parades and meet-ups where they deserve to be seen and cherished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Tenev has defended the company’s push into tokenized stocks, arguing that companies can’t control the financial products created around their shares once public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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 chuckle, happy to see Father and Caesar arguing.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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