persuading

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Oil prices were edging down early on Tuesday as President Donald Trump appeared to succeed in persuading Israel and Iran to pause fighting.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Oil prices were edging down early on Tuesday as President Donald Trump appeared to succeed in persuading Israel and Iran to pause fighting.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Starting in the early 1990s, charters gradually took hold in L.A., persuading parents they offered an attractive education alternative, and they now enroll about 1 in 5 public school students living within L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

A priority for Puzder in recent months has been persuading skeptical EU lawmakers to complete tariff cuts for American industrial goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Nisus saw the impossibility of persuading him and sorrowfully yielded.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton