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The phrase "argued for years" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone has been making a case or presenting their viewpoint over an extended period of time.
Example: "The scientists argued for years about the implications of climate change before reaching a consensus."
Alternatives: "debated for years" or "contended for years".
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"This has been argued for years," Mr. Mehdorn said.
My children had argued for years that I was a dinosaur, even a subversive.
He said his family had argued for years about whether they were Italian or French.
DENVER — Proponents of marijuana have argued for years that the drug is safer than alcohol, both to individuals and society.
Some scientists and activists have argued for years against keeping them in artificial enclosures and training them for exhibition.
The former president and many conservatives argued for years that force was necessary to persuade Qaeda operatives to talk.
They've argued for years that they labor under a de facto unfunded state mandate and, with budgets tight, need help.
"Primatologists have argued for years," she said, "that primates are unique in terms of the complexity of their social lives".
Soros has argued for years that financial markets can create inaccurate expectations and then change reality to accord with them.
Historians have argued for years over whether they were lovers and whether Jefferson fathered Hemings's six children.
Scientists have argued for years about the impact of the fatal blow that wiped out the dinosaurs.
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