argument
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Here’s Mr. Woodward’s most nakedly specious argument: The sources he discloses, he says, were notable figures in the history of this country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
That said, it was not an argument the players in the meeting were prepared to universally accept.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Your argument is based on long-standing resentments that you want made right by his act of retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
For drivers already making the switch, the argument remains simple.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
It was a strange dinner party that evening, veering as it did from heartfelt thanksgiving to the nearest thing to a bitter argument our close-knit family had ever had.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals likely will hear arguments in the case next spring, Courthouse News Services reported last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Judge Cormann did not accept many of her arguments, and said Silvey's offending was extremely serious.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 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 judge said the Alexanders’ arguments about rehabilitation rang hollow because they hadn’t admitted what they had done was wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
We owe to him indispensable phrases which encapsulate powerful arguments, such as ‘unintended consequence’ and ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’; one of his phrases, ‘role model’, has moved out of the university into daily speech.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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