compelling

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He is at his most compelling when introducing us to lesser-known figures in the history of psychoanalysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The company needs “a compelling new iPhone offering this year,” he said, or else it “could see declining iPhone sales starting at some point in the fourth quarter.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“The notion that they inadvertently failed to add reports to this case is just not compelling to this court. This is something that should have been looked at and it wasn’t.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But the mystery proved too compelling to ignore.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“If I describe it enough it sounds compelling, and people think they can do it for themselves,” he wrote to an e-mail confidant.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis