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argument

[ahr-gyuh-muhnt] / ˈɑr gjə mənt /




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Before Sept. 11 became an argument about war, security, patriotism or political allegiance, it was an encounter with human vulnerability and then human resilience.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Former midfielder Danny Murphy said on Match of the Day he could understand the argument for the handball but was not convinced the goal should have been ruled out.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Still, Gates rejected the argument that competition with China makes meaningful regulation impossible.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

As AI agents take on more tasks, the argument goes, teams need less middle-layer oversight to stay aligned, leading to flatter organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

By the time they returned to the house they were deep in an argument about the Chronicles of Narnia.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Public memory describes how collective meaning gets made and remade through stories, institutions, rituals and political arguments.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

His team has also created models designed to account for everyday disruptions, including stress, arguments, and pressures coming from outside the relationship.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

It has argued the same managerial-employee and bargaining-unit arguments in its appeal, filed June 1, following the March 2026 regional labor board decision that allowed the election to proceed.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

On Monday, a Staten Island judge held arguments on the legality of the pied-à-terre tax launch, or as Mastro described it in court, “a botched rollout of unparalleled proportions.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Laudan’s arguments tell against Putnam’s claim that science gets at the truth, not against the claim that what marks science out is that it is reliable.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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