convincing
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These ploys can be convincing because they involve a lot of genuine information and avoid many of the red flags we’re used to looking for, writes Callum Borchers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Christopher’s Russian bearing is so convincing that I didn’t immediately put together that this was the same actor who played Aaron Burr at the Hollywood Pantages and Pirelli opposite Groban on Broadway.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
But, he warned via video link, huge investments were going into convincing the public that regulating the technology was akin to slowing down progress.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
But that’s not convincing either, and only partly because Carney, a former governor of the Bank of England, is a deeply strange choice as leader of the global democratic resistance.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
His voice cracked; surely that wasn’t a convincing yell.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing convincing
Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 31-40
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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"The War of the Wall" by Toni Cade Bambara
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