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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

It seems the argument carried on after the session with Komatsu.

From BBC ● 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

However, this argument runs counter to the plain language of the act’s offense-specific limitations provision.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

The argument stopper was Lippmann’s one-man quantitative support team.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The defence team also asserted that the prosecution's five-day cross-examination of Patterson was "unfair and oppressive", and that the Crown was inconsistent in its arguments about a motive.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The ruling — forceful, unequivocal and based on several of the same arguments made by Bennett and Sanchez — was cheered by state officials and voting rights groups.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The arguments are landing as a task force of outside experts prepares recommendations on how the Fed should communicate, due by year’s end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Going back to Bobby’s chalet, the two analyzed some games, and Thorbergsson continued his volley of subtle arguments for why Bobby should play exclusively in Iceland.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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