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persuasion

[per-sway-zhuhn] / pərˈsweɪ ʒən /




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I’m not sure your sister will be satisfied with 30% if she knows more persuasion will get her to 50%.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Another avenue, she said, is to scale up existing data centers, where surrounding communities that have seen benefits in the form of job creation and tax revenue don’t require as much persuasion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Vegetables of nearly every persuasion happily disappear into the mix.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

By the time of her death, she was said to be one of the few things that Americans of most every persuasion could agree on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

He summoned his reserves of persuasion, his broad and repressed tenderness, ready to give up for Amaranta a glory that had cost him the sacrifice of his best years.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

When he was asked in the heat of the 2024 presidential race about how he planned to address child care, an issue affecting families of all political persuasions, he stumbled.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

People of all political persuasions should be outraged that this happened—and plenty were—but they should not be surprised.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Their finding confirms what we already know about this year: A lot is riding on this year’s midterms, regardless of political persuasions.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026

A challenge for politicians of all persuasions between now and 7 May will be to demonstrate that the devolved institutions they hope to run do, and should, matter.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

The people were of all positions and persuasions, from court ladies with coiffures that rivaled their skirts in volume to rank-smelling tanners' prentices.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood


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