argue
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The researchers argue that the more important targets may be sugar intake and energy-dense foods rather than sweetness itself.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Infantino would argue that by driving record revenues and funding for member associations, he has proven he is worth the salary.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Campaigners argue progress has been too slow and calls for further intervention have increased in recent years.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Defendants cannot convincingly argue that having Nexstar executives serve on TEGNA’s Board complies with the preliminary injunction,” Nunley wrote in Thursday’s order, adding that Nexstar’s position was “entirely disingenuous.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The American part of me wanted to argue that it wasn’t true.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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The authorities' silence on the details - the specific charges, notably whether they involve intent and how the numbers compare with past seasons - rules out any meaningful comparison with previous years, it argues.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Meta argues it can’t keep very young kids off its apps, and that there’s equal evidence showing its products are good for older adolescents as to suggest they might be harmful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Rather, the suit argues the law has to date been improperly executed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Similarly, he argues that: ”The trajectory of wage growth in Japan continues to imply much higher services inflation over the coming years and, with it, sticky JGB yields.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 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
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Musk’s team argued that the spending on AI data centers would have quick payback, perhaps in less than one year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Pushing back against speculation regarding his political loyalties, Ellison pledged “independence” for his newsrooms and argued that the combined entity would control only a fraction of the streaming market.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Commissioners have “a statutory duty” under the state’s utilities code “to deny the transaction outright rather than approve a weaker deal,” the advocates argued in a recent filing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Photos submitted to the court depict “a massive qualitative difference” between the homes, the estate argued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Sometimes he argued back and forth, Abel with Abel, and even got quite angry when he disagreed with his own opinions.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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His executor disagreed, arguing that Anderson’s official home was a mansion in Vero Beach, Fla. The decadelong legal battle is just now reaching a crescendo, Ashlea Ebeling reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
The lawsuit isn’t arguing against the tax as a whole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Earlier this year, a group of attorneys general filed suit to block Nexstar Media Group’s proposed $6.2-billion acquisition of Tegna, arguing it violates a 112-year-old U.S. antitrust law by knocking out a major competitor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Last May, the man appealed his sentence, arguing it was "manifestly excessive".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
And arguing about climate change was definitely not peaceful.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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