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cogent

[koh-juhnt] / ˈkoʊ dʒənt /


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Yet cogent objections to post-’60s permissiveness crop up with some regularity, if you’re looking for them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

For the reporters covering this president, it has, in a word, been impossible to pull a cogent quote from him.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025

Some of this stuff was cogent, a lot of it was tiresome, but ultimately—and this is key—all of it was the result of pressure from the public.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2025

Judge Harjeet Singh found that the prosecution "has failed to collect cogent and convincing evidence… regarding participation of the accused in unlawful activities or otherwise".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

Over the course of the next few weeks Adams and Jefferson developed two equally cogent but wholly incompatible political strategies in response to their somewhat awkward reunion as a political pair.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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