persuasion
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Vegetables of nearly every persuasion happily disappear into the mix.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
In the 1980s, the late political strategist Clint Reilly was among the first political consultants to use voter roll data to segment and target pivotal voters for turnout and persuasion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
He gains flexibility at the price of public persuasion and strategic coherence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
He added: "It does concern me when I hear MPs of whatever persuasion say to me that the situation is variable, that it can have an element of arbitrariness about it."
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
But at this critical moment, he was too emotional to command his powers of persuasion.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
People of all political persuasions should be outraged that this happened—and plenty were—but they should not be surprised.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
"The simple truth is that all governments of all persuasions over generations have not done enough to deal with what are generational challenges," Albanese told parliament this week.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Their finding confirms what we already know about this year: A lot is riding on this year’s midterms, regardless of political persuasions.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
Indeed, the Grammys ballot has long featured separate categories for traditional blues and contemporary blues and for R&B of the traditional and progressive persuasions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
But one day when he was pouring out petitions, persuasions, promises, she hesitated.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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