persuasion
Example Sentences
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Thankfully for those of a Perthshire-Saints persuasion, they can put their notifications for the Premiership back on.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
It reflects a movement that has, to a significant degree, abandoned the project of persuasion in favor of the consolidation of identity.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
That approach lowers the stakes of confrontation but reinforces the idea that the primary goal is expression rather than persuasion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
But the Fed chair governs by persuasion, not decree.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Through persuasion he managed to get the majority of houses painted blue in time for the date of national independence.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing persuasion
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