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persuade

[per-sweyd] / pərˈsweɪd /


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States will likely try to persuade a judge that splitting up the company is the only way to fix a broken market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

But more happened behind the scenes, like the meeting that helped persuade Barr to hold the line.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

After being interviewed by the police about the allegations, Becerra tried to persuade a school board employee who went on the Las Vegas trip with him to say he had lost his phone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

I’m not here to persuade you to fly if it frightens you that much.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Or at least persuade him to let me use the family laptop so I could do an internet search on how to fix a broken iPhone.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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