argue
verb (used without object)
to present reasons for or against a thing.
has argued
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present perfectof argue (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has argued that narrating the outlook locks officials into their forecasts and muddies what markets can tell them about the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Banga has argued in the past that its work should be driven by client countries' demands, not its own prescriptions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
This additional traffic would potentially lead to a huge surge in revenue for the airport's owners, and Heathrow has argued the expansion would provide a "huge economic boost" and create jobs.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Basil Smikle, a political strategist and professor at Columbia University, has argued that Black voters often vet candidates through a different lens than some other groups do.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
As Chaplin, the Harvard historian, has argued, New England Indians were indeed disconcerted by their first experiences with European guns: the explosion and smoke, the lack of a visible projectile.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
