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argument

[ahr-gyuh-muhnt] / ˈɑr gjə mənt /




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Haney renewed his argument that the hillside was not secured after the Jan. 1 fire and had burned a second time before federal investigators examined it, destroying potential evidence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

On Tuesday, the court heard oral argument in St. Mary Catholic Parish v.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

"I've heard the argument, 'If we're in permanent DST, we can just delay the school start time to address these issues,'" de la Iglesia said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

People “keep pointing to the floodgates argument, but I rarely see it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

It was an argument he had lost long ago.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

“I could make arguments that a lot of people my age don’t have either the inclination or the capacity to vote. I’m 77,” Woklowitz said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Cancellations, missed check-ins and arguments over what the hotel promised are harder.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

"These debates and arguments over ideas were really important in shaping Bevan's outlook as well," he added.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Traditionally, scientists have interpreted particular skeletal features to make arguments about the lifestyles of extinct species.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

The debate was not new in the second half of the seventeenth century, and neither were the arguments.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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