persuasion
Example Sentences
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Whether owners can get a cap — either by persuasion through the fall and winter, or more likely by canceling games next spring so players go unpaid — remains to be seen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Nearly 14 years younger than Musk, who was born in June of 1971, Altman was said to be impressed by the Tesla chief's powers of persuasion.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
History shows City are immense during this part of the campaign too and their results in April under their boss provide fabulous reading for their fans and are frightening to those of an Arsenal persuasion.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Notably, plaintiffs don’t have to prove that adultery was involved, as the alienation-of-affection claim covers emotional persuasion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Pipkin needed no further persuasion and they set off together, over the grass track, across the turf beyond and down the escarpment.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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