persuade

In one case, a rogue AI agent created fake human identities in an effort to persuade a human to comply with its request.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

I’m also trying to persuade another brother to contribute.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Whether Tottenham can persuade Liverpool to part with one of their most seasoned attackers remains to be seen.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

In a court hearing in December 2025, Bush's legal team tried to persuade the judge to throw his case out.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

He was a stubborn child; I knew it was useless to try to persuade him.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

When we meet she persuades me to join her in the water telling me she just stays out after heavy rain, which can trigger spills of raw sewage.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

One aspect of the dollar index being driven back up toward 100 is it persuades Hartnett that rate cuts are less likely.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026

Kolar explained that, besides actual innocence, “disproportionality is the second most powerful” argument that persuades clemency boards and governors.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

Giving students real money to invest persuades them to do deeper research and be more risk-averse about possible picks, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

Her gentle grin persuades me to take a bite.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

Gilbert persuaded officials of his plan to revive the city: Instead of wooing office tenants, it would mean attracting young, educated residents with money to spend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

It looked as though the vendor had raided a secret convention of 1990s elementary-school teachers and persuaded them to turn in their uniforms.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

But a concerned relative persuaded her to join a campaign to give up alcohol during Khao Phansa, a three-month period of reflection observed by Buddhists akin to Christian Lent.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

Alejandro Corona, the market manager, still remembers the incident last June that persuaded them to relocate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

By the end of the day, I was persuaded things would improve, even while I felt newly burdened by the weight of it all.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The power company’s core revenue does not depend on persuading residential regulators to approve higher bills every two years.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

But the 62-year-old, known for his role in persuading Britons to leave the European Union, is now the subject of intense scrutiny over the alleged non-disclosure of gifts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

When Becket was founded, among its challenges was persuading donors and defenders of religious liberty that as a movement they had to defend more than the rights of their own respective groups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

It's named after the feted New York club where Madonna got an early break by persuading DJ Mark Kamins to play her debut single, Everybody.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

So it got to be divided down the lines of young against old, with Anatole persuading a lot of the younger men.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver