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Discover LudwigThe phrase "argued for about" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a topic or position that someone has advocated for over a certain period of time.
Example: "The researchers argued for about a decade that climate change was a pressing issue that needed immediate attention."
Alternatives: "advocated for approximately" or "championed for around".
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He waited until the 30th day, then called a rehab center and argued for about an hour.
Some people wanted to provide a new notice board for the village and the arguments about whether it should have a glass front and so on – they argued for about two and a half years and it never got done".
An example of the latter was a woman, born in 1922, who argued for about five minutes with the doctors and nurses on the walking round.
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The journal continues: After fighting and arguing for about one hour, the scene below the voyeur turned to violence.
In a row over some missing drugs, which the man accused his girlfriend of stealing, Foos – writing of himself in the third person – recalled: "After fighting and arguing for about one hour, the scene below the voyeur turned to violence.
For instance, models based on linear extrapolations of V P-ρ relation argue for about 2 wt% silicon alloyed with iron in the inner core (Badro et al., 2007; Antonangeli et al., 2010), while a recent model using a power law for the V P-ρ extrapolation leads to 8 wt% silicon (Mao et al., 2012).
He said his family had argued for years about whether they were Italian or French.
Sociologists, of course, have argued for decades about how to define "social class".
Scientists have argued for years about the impact of the fatal blow that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Psychoanalysts and other therapists have argued for years about this question, which gets to the heart of how therapy works (when it does) to relieve psychological distress.
Oklahoma and Texas have argued for years about which has the best college football team, whose oil fields produce better crude and even where the state border should be.
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