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arguing

  • present participle of argue.

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Arguing with Rand “was like starting a game of chess thinking I was good, and suddenly finding myself in checkmate,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Their decision was brutal: Arguing with someone else’s vision was unproductive.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Arguing for the state, Katyal said the case is about "two fundamental rights, the right to bear arms and the property right to exclude."

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Arguing that the 1st Amendment “deserves better,” a federal judge barred federal agents from targeting reporters with crowd control weapons during protests.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

Arguing with her is like la lucha libre—freestyle wrestling, with almost no rules—and she has just given me a jab to the gut.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau