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argument

[ahr-gyuh-muhnt] / ˈɑr gjə mənt /




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England can add this bitter disappointment to successive Euro final losses and the 2018 World Cup semi-final defeat by Croatia, giving weight to the argument they will always be a "nearly" team.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

And we weren’t completely won over by Bob Schafer’s argument for the Indiana University vs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Fears of a rate hike intensified last week, after Federal Reserve minutes revealed officials had said there was an argument for raising interest rates in June.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Then Sotomayor spent three pages on the Title IX question, concurring with the majority that West Virginia’s approach to athletics does not violate Title IX—as the plaintiff presented her argument.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

I picked up their bags and went to get the buns, my head throbbing from the cut-off argument with Ba.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Every item is mired in internal arguments over priorities and strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

“The states risk spending a lot of money and having their arguments rejected. And Paramount risks having a prolonged negotiation.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Objectively, we can pick apart other people’s arguments, especially when it comes to when to claim Social Security, but we can allow him some grace for “what ifs.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

This is where severance payments and opportunities for laid-off staff to shift into open roles are discussed, and arguments put forward for some to be reinstated.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

True enough, the constitutional arguments represented a consolidation of points made in Philadelphia in 1787 and then in several state ratifying conventions.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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