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Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny was eloquent as John Proctor, the opera’s flawed hero, cogently depicting his struggles with guilt.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

But “Soundtrack” hits all the important points over its three hours, cogently presented and mostly a lot of fun — a mutually illuminating mix of anecdotal reminiscence, musical analysis, historical accounting and political theory.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2024

David Brooks asks: If A.I. cogently solves intellectual problems, then who are you to say it’s not thinking?

From New York Times Jul. 17, 2023

In publishing, for example, even though quite awful books are published every year, you at least have to be able to write cogently to be able to write to get a book contract.

From Salon Mar. 18, 2023

Charles wanted The Origin of Species to be simple enough for a nonscientist to read and understand, as well as accurate and cogently argued enough to convince a scientist.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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