persuaded

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Persuaded to drop down into non-league during a long trans-Atlantic telephone call from Rob McElhenney, he has been the calm, controlling hand amid the chaos.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

Persuaded to come out of semiretirement, she rejoined the school board, winning election in 2019 and serving the last two years as board president — some 40 years after she first was board president.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

Persuaded by Jackson’s bellicosity, as well as a renegotiation of tariff rates, South Carolina retreated, and the crisis of union was delayed for a generation.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2020

Persuaded by his daughters to put pen to paper, Adams’s book was published in 1972 and won the Carnegie medal and the Guardian children’s book prize.

From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2018

Persuaded that no enemy was near, the two boys resumed their positions and proceeded on their way.

From Scouting with Daniel Boone by Tomlinson, Everett T.