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
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
This isn’t even a mandate, only persuasion and advice.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
He gains flexibility at the price of public persuasion and strategic coherence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The spectacle of Lawrence’s lending his highly developed talent for persuasion to a project of such dubious morality was more painful still.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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
I have no problem with Hilton campaigning at a Mexican restaurant — it’s a political trope practiced by candidates of all persuasions.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 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
But one day when he was pouring out petitions, persuasions, promises, she hesitated.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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