cogent
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The rest of us need to find a cogent and workable way out of this self-made mess..
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Even so, many of the most memorable moments come in the form of cogent micro-essays, smartly curated ensembles of work bearing a legible, lucid premise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Yet cogent objections to post-’60s permissiveness crop up with some regularity, if you’re looking for them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
The kids in these videos are often cogent and persuasive, but their words don’t matter to the viewers.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 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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