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This, and a range of other publications hailing Asia’s economic “miracle” led Edwards to conclude “too many people believed the beguiling narrative” and as a consequence, “lent these economies cheap, abundant capital which was misallocated.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Steinem usually attributed her effectiveness as a spokesperson to her sense of humor, but understood that her beguiling good looks also played a role.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Portrayed by Golshifteh Farahani with a beguiling compassion clouded by a certain resignation, Nafisi sets out to teach her students “The Great Gatsby” but can’t avoid stepping on political landmines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

But his highly anticipated return to the sci-fi summer blockbuster, the brilliant and beguiling “Disclosure Day,” is Spielberg’s most shameless appeal toward idealism yet.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

He had been afraid that she would attack him, would lay her poor snares before him—snares which would be all the more pitifully beguiling because of their poverty.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White