convince

It’s become more difficult to convince people of “bad” media’s merits, to encourage them to see with eyes other than their own.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The bar’s popularity among queer San Francisco tech executives and politicians helped it convince Meta to restore its pages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Sir David said his reporting helped convince the UK government of the need for a robust intervention.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Muse is gaining popularity and helping convince investors that Meta’s AI bets are paying off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

He gobbled up the squash I bought him earlier, but my new cash flow didn’t convince him to stay.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

Once the victim is hooked, the scammer finally convinces victims to open an account on the “investment platform.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

The sort of meal that costs very little but somehow convinces you otherwise.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026

He convinces his childhood best friend to let him co-host his son’s wedding alongside a “younger and flashier” wedding MC — played by Gold —who had already been hired.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

On bad days, she says, she convinces herself that “doomscrolling flat on my couch is what helps my back heal.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

Samantha convinces Dylan to perform a duet with her, which just gives me all sorts of anxiety because Arthur is probably going to want to do the same, right?

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

An impersonator may have tricked a Las Vegas nightclub last year, but those at the park Tuesday appeared convinced of their brush with Bieber.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

He was permitted to leave China in 1990, thanks to the intervention of former President Richard Nixon, who convinced Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping that this humanitarian gesture would improve U.S.-China relations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

They were often, by this point, already convinced something big was coming that would upend our social order, if not our entire understanding of the world.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

He wrote: "Twenty years ago today, I came to an abrupt stop upside down in a Yorkshire field, convinced I was about to die."

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

I’ve sufficiently convinced her that I have nothing more to contribute to this conversation.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

This can include convincing them to distrust exactly the people — friends, family, financial advisers — who might warn them to sever contact with suspicious actors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Monday’s victory — imperfect but convincing — reinforced those assumptions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

This was September 2025, and A.I. videos were getting more convincing by the day.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Friday’s message is that investors require more convincing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

So, it was no easy feat convincing them all.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega