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argument

[ahr-gyuh-muhnt] / ˈɑr gjə mənt /




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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

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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