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argument

[ahr-gyuh-muhnt] / ˈɑr gjə mənt /




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Their medical benefits are already well documented, but it is less clear whether the drugs also produce social or economic gains that could add to the argument for wider coverage.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

This argument says it’s a power flex, they’re saying they can turn the world upside down, you want to get in on it, right?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

It’s an argument that is easy to defend, though of course the resurfacing of these tweets has caused its own firestorm.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

It was a silly argument, and it obscured much more consequential developments at the Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

He seemed to lose his vinegar for a good argument and went back to moaning, “Doooomed.”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit scheduled to hear arguments on Thursday.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

In defending themselves, the Jews might do well, à la jujitsu, to use the force of the antisemites’ accusations and arguments against them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

She often does it while deflecting the mocking remarks of rambunctious colleagues Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld, who try to throw off her arguments.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

But inside the brain trusts of Silicon Valley, billions of investor dollars and years of tortured rationalist arguments are clouding a similar argument about artificial intelligence.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

William Wotton, on the other hand, like Newton, generally used the word to refer to arguments that are false or unsatisfactory.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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