persuade
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He laid out his approach in a salesmanship blog he wrote in 2016: Persuade people your product can save lives and government money, and identify influential politicians to be your advocate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
But at this point, fledgling platforms have basically two choices to grow their networks: Persuade users to give up some other app, or persuade us to give up sleep.
From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2023
Licy has suggestions for other kids who want to be activists: Persuade your parents to walk, bike or take public transportation.
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2022
The premise: Persuade the audience to vote for a book that Jim should have included on his list but didn’t.
From New York Times • May 14, 2020
Persuade her father and mother to consent to have family prayer?
From The End of a Coil by Warner, Susan
Vocabulary lists containing persuade
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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