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compelling

[kuhm-pel-ing] / kəmˈpɛl ɪŋ /


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This alteration doesn’t make the film’s action less compelling, merely PG-rated and all-ages friendly.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The stock was trading at “a highly compelling valuation,” Ackman wrote in a post on the social-media platform X.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The fateful way this guy kept coming back into my life was compelling, but it became so clear that he only valued one side of me.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

They're not a compelling team, but they have spirit and motivation.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Her own nanites would heal it by morning, and besides, there was something compelling about the discomfort.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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