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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

Twenty-one high-flying contestants are vying to win £100,000 for their charity of choice with all the charm, persuasion and manipulation they can muster.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Vegetables of nearly every persuasion happily disappear into the mix.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Opinion, experience and persuasion were necessarily unreliable and unsatisfactory; knowledge had to be built on firmer foundations.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

I know that many people of all political persuasions admire that someone as talented as you is the living embodiment of social mobility.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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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