compelling
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“Medea: A Life,” by Edith Hall, a professor of classics at Durham University in England, combines invention and scholarship in a portrait of this compelling character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The case for young Americans not owning a car is becoming increasingly compelling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
"We observed the same biological pattern across experimental models and human Alzheimer's tissue, making the mechanism especially compelling."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
The possibilities suggested by the compelling title are only hinted at when Jason glares at a group of street urchins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
There was no instinct compelling him or any puffin to fly south.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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