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If restaurants, breweries or liquor companies want people to spend money, they have to convince them the experience is worth the cost.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Krook: It took two years to convince him that that was a good idea to sit in the middle of the pyro and do this, but to his credit he did.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Now, it will be up to Wall Street to convince debt investors of the merits of the new financing plan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Mourinho's greatest strength, he believed, was his ability to convince an entire squad to buy into a common cause and mindset.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Well, I’m waiting for you to convince my professor. Otherwise, I’ve still got to work on our original adaptation of Ginsberg’s ‘Kaddish,’” said Anat.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Chris Pine shows off his surprising fluency in Italian in this film about a pesky tween who convinces an aimless young woman to abduct her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Paid-for false advertising which convinces people to part with cash has become a familiar part of everyday life online.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The sort of meal that costs very little but somehow convinces you otherwise.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026

He gives me a virtual hug and convinces me to convince my husband that the pancakes in the freezer should be saved for my return and a new batch prepared for today’s breakfast.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

“What’s better,” asks Dylan, “hoping Magnus convinces enough people to feel sorry for you or going up there and taking a spot you should already have?”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Pitching coach Red Adams convinced him that precision location and ball movement were more effective than raw speed and John went 11-5 the following season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Comparisons with modern spadefoot toads eventually convinced him that the differences represented something else entirely.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

If you are convinced that mortgage rates, currently around 6.7%, are going to collapse again, you don’t have to buy a home to benefit.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

While the makers of these apps insist they are “future exchanges,” not digital gambling parlors, regulators in places like Singapore, France, Belgium and elsewhere aren’t convinced and have banned the platforms altogether.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Still, I wasn’t convinced I’d find anything awe-inspiring.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

"It is a convincing, overwhelming win, with more votes than we got in the General Election of 2024," Farage said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Airbnb built a multibillion-dollar hospitality platform by convincing travelers to “forget hotels.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Those arguments are less convincing in the face of the accelerated automation that artificial intelligence appears ready to unleash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Unfortunately, for some people, this strategy seems to be convincing.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

He is plausible, convincing, likable, and far and away the most wily, subtle, and shrewd of all the inhabitants of Asgard.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman