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
Finally, published a year after Austen's death in 1817, came Northanger Abbey and Persuasion in a run of 1,750 copies.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2022
Persuasion fatigue may also explain why, when debates break down, people tend to blame their conversational opponent.
From Scientific American • Nov. 14, 2022
Two of his companies, Direct Persuasion, a digital agency, and Opn Sesame, a texting firm, have been paid by the Senate committee more than $4.6 million combined.
From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2022
Persuasion was found to be useless, and for once his obstinacy triumphed.
From Servants of the Guns by Jeffery, Jeffery E.
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