cogent

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Their playing was electric in its immediacy, cogent in conception and executed with meticulous care—the orchestra sounding lush yet transparent, with enviably subtle dynamic shifts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

The point is not to win a debate by making a cogent case, but to overwhelm opponents and tire them out.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

He never responded to the multiple critiques of his false claims about the program with cogent counterarguments.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

Chief Judge Pryor’s majority opinion is so cogent and compelling that it almost makes you believe that courts can fairly apply the hopelessly unworkable “history and tradition” test.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025

Over the course of the next few weeks Adams and Jefferson developed two equally cogent but wholly incompatible political strategies in response to their somewhat awkward reunion as a political pair.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis