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cogency

[koh-juhn-see] / ˈkoʊ dʒən si /


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The play echoes this ever-important sentiment but with far less cogency on an American stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

Tall, handsome and with a roguish charm, Bo seemed to enjoy the challenge, answering questions with wit and cogency.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2022

Her book has very little celebration in it, but it is a triumphant document of her refusal to be unseen, her ongoing dedication to cogency.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2022

As a result, White argues with cogency and passion, Hitchcock still “speaks with urgency to today’s audiences.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2021

It only drove the demonstration home, and that with irresistible cogency, that human bondage must be avenged.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.




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