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argument

[ahr-gyuh-muhnt] / ˈɑr gjə mənt /




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That has long been seen as a special case, and the IRS hasn’t attempted to use the “fundamental public policy” argument to constrain what tax-exempt groups can do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

There is no argument David Beckham is one of the most iconic England players of all time, but he backed it up on the pitch, too.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

This goes contrary to any sensible argument for diversification that anyone can make.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

CS: Returning to Birkins for a sec: The argument could be made that a piece of fine art and an Hermès bag share the same DNA when it comes to craftsmanship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

It was an argument he had lost long ago.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Lee Gelernt, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, one of groups which brought the case, welcomed the opportunity to present arguments to the Supreme Court.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Lutnick helped complete all of the export agreements and forged a close relationship with Huang, frustrating security officials in the State Department and other agencies who disagreed with Huang’s arguments, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Other prominent figures make similar arguments as well, including AI pioneer Yann LeCun, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose company this summer released an ad expressing its optimism about AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

And during Monday’s arguments, the justices debated whether to further narrow such lawsuits or to reject them entirely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Moments later—and, as you can imagine, we had no arguments from Karli about this—we were lifting him up, and sitting him there astride Marlene’s neck.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo


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