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"The West is losing the argument over recognition," says a former senior UN official who requested anonymity because they continue to work in Afghanistan.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Opponents complain that data centers deplete local water supplies, but that argument seems weaker all the time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

That is the argument, delivered in full sentences, on the record, to a reporter, by the people it benefits.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

In a landscape littered with teenage dysfunction, “Don’t Say Good Luck” is a moving argument for aspirational television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Their main argument, in defense of subprime CDOs, was that “the CDO buyer will never go away.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

I understand the usual arguments — reducing future RMDs, avoiding higher future tax brackets, and creating tax-free assets for heirs — but I’m not sure they carry much weight in my particular case.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Stearns’ ruling does not directly affect federal courts in California, but it could shape arguments if UC asks a judge to throw out the claims against it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Zuckerberg earlier published a shorter version of the essay as an opinion column in The Wall Street Journal and previewed some of his arguments in several media interviews, including one in the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Madrid dismissed this position, saying it was based on "spurious arguments" that lacked any basis in fact because the migrants who entered Ceuta had no way of entering the Schengen area.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Columbus, Brahe and Gilbert did not supply arguments that Galileo used; they supplied role-models that he was bold enough to follow.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton