argument

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The argument for higher rates is to avoid higher inflation becoming embedded in consumer and business expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The implication of his argument is that a “more robust multilateralism” would end the horrific violence being witnessed around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In making his argument to dismiss the case, Samuel Cross, a deputy federal public defender, said he was quoting the judge in calling it “amateur hour at the U.S. attorney’s office.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He sat for the entirety of the government’s argument, led by Solicitor General John Sauer.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Lippmann, who was forever adding data to his presentation, produced his latest version of “Shorting Mezzanine Home Equity Tranches” and walked Fewings through his argument.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis