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[ahr-gyuh-muhnt] / ˈɑr gjə mənt /




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It retained significance because it was firmly grounded in research and argument.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Asked about the project last month, Burnham suggested it is an argument for London to decide.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Every one of the decisions that she made, we made sure that there was a smart, strategic, security mandated argument for doing what she was doing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Luckey wasn’t the only one to make this argument.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

It was an argument he had lost long ago.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Then Salazar appealed to the Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments in Salazar v.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

They never saw weapons, and didn't hear arguments coming from the apartment on the second floor of the small building, just minutes away by foot from Silver Rail Elementary.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

His arguments echo those made by other state officials in the past.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Friedman believed that good economics required free speech, and sometimes he quickly changed his mind in response to new evidence and arguments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Going back to Bobby’s chalet, the two analyzed some games, and Thorbergsson continued his volley of subtle arguments for why Bobby should play exclusively in Iceland.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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