winning over

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The Conservatives have also lost ground while Reform UK had a good night, winning over 350 council seats and gaining control of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Havering.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

But controlling an animal’s food supply is an effective way of winning over its trust.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

And Anthropic’s coding tool, Claude Code, was winning over software engineers across Silicon Valley thanks to its ability to write software programs without much oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

CEO Chris Kempczinski says more people are visiting because of a price-reduction strategy that is winning over the business of lower income customers.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Early the next morning, Caesar asked to meet with Ptolemy, who was furious to find Cleopatra safe inside the palace, winning over the most powerful man in the world.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby