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compelling

[kuhm-pel-ing] / kəmˈpɛl ɪŋ /


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Some of the weaker turnaround names in the sector look less compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Lana Sinapayen added, "Even if life elsewhere is fundamentally different from life on Earth, its large-scale effects, such as spreading and modifying planets, may still leave detectable traces. That's what makes this approach compelling."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

They are routinely and religiously suppressing those who are trying to make a better and more compelling case.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

"Some of the claims I saw were so compelling that they made me question what I already know to be true," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

And there was a more compelling reason to go.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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