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cogent

[koh-juhnt] / ˈkoʊ dʒənt /


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Second, absent cultural distractions, Midwestern Democrats have earned themselves the running room to make the sorts of cogent economic arguments that draw moderates and progressives together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Even so, many of the most memorable moments come in the form of cogent micro-essays, smartly curated ensembles of work bearing a legible, lucid premise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 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

But if that were the case, a cogent narrative could make that point just as well as the facts about Kerr that appear on screen at the end of the film.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2025

“It is plain that nature took but little trouble in fashioning his outer man...As a close observer and cogent reasoner, he has few equals and perhaps no superior in the world,” the reporter wrote.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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