persuasion
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The power of friendship, the power of persuasion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Politics is about persuasion, seduction even, and prime ministers seem to have forgotten this is an almost constant process of wooing voters, MPs and civil servants to keep them driving your agenda forward.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Nearly 14 years younger than Musk, who was born in June of 1971, Altman was said to be impressed by the Tesla chief's powers of persuasion.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Notably, plaintiffs don’t have to prove that adultery was involved, as the alienation-of-affection claim covers emotional persuasion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Gorgias concedes, “No: the definition seems to me very fair, Socrates; for persuasion is the chief end of rhetoric.”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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