persuasion
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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
In the 1980s, the late political strategist Clint Reilly was among the first political consultants to use voter roll data to segment and target pivotal voters for turnout and persuasion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Hazel felt willing enough, but Fiver needed persuasion.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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
Off screen, Reiner had a unique ability to connect with people of all persuasions, in various mediums, at the top of their careers or just starting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
It was for similar reasons that cardinals of different persuasions were thought to have coalesced around him at conclave.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
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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