argue
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Some argue that there needs to be more consistency to avoid big swings between strict content moderation and free-for-all speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
But because projections for 2027 and 2028 increased, the analysts argue that the persistence of spending on AI is more important than a small beat in the short-term.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Opponents of the ban argue that it would undermine local economies and reduce the amount of money that could be spent on conservation projects.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
That approach would allow players to sue MLB on antitrust grounds and argue that outside of a collective bargaining framework, the lockout is an illegal group boycott.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
He was still feeling defensive about the money thing, but he’d have to argue with George about it later.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Although building advanced quantum computers is often viewed as a challenge primarily for physicists, he argues that chemistry offers valuable expertise that could help accelerate progress.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
Readers, he argues, held “new expectations for philosophical and theological precision in the texts themselves.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
The Community Leaders Network, a group of rural representatives from countries in southern Africa, argues that regulated hunting helps pay for rangers and wildlife management.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Unfairly so, says one analyst, who argues the stock should be a “go-to” for investors in the AI trade, pointing to two potentially huge catalysts on the horizon.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
“But we’re only a few minutes late,” I said, recalling the discussion we had in Mrs. Taylor’s class about the film in which a boy argues with his father.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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The Energy Ministry argued there were no grounds to halt the projects.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
“Reading Matters” takes some inspiration from Marshall McLuhan, the Canadian media theorist who argued that the forms of our communications shape what is possible to express through those forms: “The medium is the message.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Thus, they argued, he lacked the constitutionally required nine years of citizenship.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
It argued spending decisions should instead be based on "value, outcomes and whole-system impact".
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Arguments arose between the FAFs, the Fresh Air Friends, who wanted a hatch open, and the FUGs, the Fetid Undergrounds, who argued against letting out the heat.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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Other researchers rejected his interpretation, arguing that the variations could reflect differences between males and females or simply natural variation within a single species.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
Europe has long sought a seat at the table in any potential peace talks, arguing the security of the continent is also at stake.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
At the opening session, Attalah's defence team requested the judge's recusal, arguing that he had "already formed a conviction in mind against the defendant", Mada Masr cited its lawyer Hassan al-Azhar as saying, external.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
In 2021, she sued Disney over its decision to release “Black Widow” simultaneously in theaters and on streaming, arguing that the move deprived her of box-office bonuses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
We’re back in the taxi, but there’s no arguing this time.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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