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cogent

[koh-juhnt] / ˈkoʊ dʒənt /


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Riley crafting a cogent message about workers’ rights and the price of labor would be a feat in and of itself, especially in a film this fun.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Mr. Bayliss gives a cogent account of the Peloponnesian War, a 27-year slugfest that finally resulted in Sparta’s domination.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

He didn’t really make a clear, cogent argument about why we were going in.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

The point is not to win a debate by making a cogent case, but to overwhelm opponents and tire them out.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

Studies have been done, in fact, in which experts in a given field have analyzed such random phenomena and come up with cogent “explanations” for the patterns.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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