persuasion
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Arsenal manager Arteta praised how "brave" the officials had been to make the decision - and yes, those of a West Ham persuasion said: "Well he would say that wouldn't he?"
From BBC • May 10, 2026
It reflects a movement that has, to a significant degree, abandoned the project of persuasion in favor of the consolidation of identity.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
“The Government was thus already on notice that such a statement delivered in this environment is precisely the kind of inappropriate persuasion the Injunction sought to prevent,” Fitzgerald wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Yun Sun, director of the China program of the Washington-based Stimson Center, said China's reticence was out of character and suspected Iran may have strategically tried to emphasize Beijing's power of persuasion.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
On the one hand there was truth, on the other opinion; on the one hand there was knowledge, on the other experience; on the one hand there was proof, on the other persuasion.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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