persuasion
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Persuasion, he rightly believed, isn’t an ornament but the heart of republican leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Since then, she has released two EPs with hit songs like "Persuasion" and three mixtapes, collaborating with artists like SZA and Katy Perry, Banks and many others.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025
Persuasion fatigue may also explain why, when debates break down, people tend to blame their conversational opponent.
From Scientific American • Nov. 14, 2022
His 1995 BBC film adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion won the Bafta for best single drama, and he soon caught the eye of producer Richard Curtis who asked him to direct Notting Hill.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2021
Persuasion is ever its attendant, and the passions own it for a master.
From A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759) by Sheridan, Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing persuasion
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