persuade

The government is also considering measures to persuade the owners of an estimated four million unlicensed guns to hand them in.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

But for now, he hopes he can persuade local people to make the 52 calls required to keep the phone box in service themselves.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Successful campaigns by nonincumbent parties often feature an identifiable policy agenda to persuade voters to take the chance on something new.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

I’m also trying to persuade another brother to contribute.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

It took a few weeks to find one, and another few weeks to persuade the teacher to take me.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

This persuades Denyer that investing in U.S. grid plays, natural gas companies, as well as solar and wind, is a sensible strategy right now.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

Kolar explained that, besides actual innocence, “disproportionality is the second most powerful” argument that persuades clemency boards and governors.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

Giving students real money to invest persuades them to do deeper research and be more risk-averse about possible picks, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

The question now is whether a moment like this, following MI5's intervention, persuades others to share their outlook.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025

How is it that she, whom I once hated, now listens without judgment to my sins and even persuades me that I have taken part in a miracle?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

At first, he wanted to take a gap year after his A-levels so did not apply for university, but was persuaded to go by family and friends after achieving "great grades".

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

It looked as though the vendor had raided a secret convention of 1990s elementary-school teachers and persuaded them to turn in their uniforms.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

But a concerned relative persuaded her to join a campaign to give up alcohol during Khao Phansa, a three-month period of reflection observed by Buddhists akin to Christian Lent.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

Even after realizing that it was probably dealing with the live internet, the AI persuaded itself to continue to get email, phone numbers and access to money.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

The Hitler Youth even persuaded their friends and neighbors to donate skis and bicycles for the war effort.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Sometimes the best solution isn’t persuading someone to change their mind — it’s realizing you don’t need them to bend to your will.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

One of the most talked about young players in England's academy system, director of football Jason Wilcox was personally involved in persuading Gabriel to remain at United last summer.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

The biggest challenge has been persuading fishermen to stop catching one of their most valuable species.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said persuading Congress to allocate more funds to refill the SPR is an uphill battle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

He too was small, and inclined to be timid, and Hazel and Fiver had spent the greater part of their last evening in the warren in persuading him to join them.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams