- present participle of convince.
convincing
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Polar’s project required convincing the Treasury Department to give it a license to buy the infrastructure from a sanctioned entity, Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Newsbeat meets Bahl in a corner of Shoreditch, London, that's been turned into a convincing replica of a South Korean street complete with noodle bars and convenience stores.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Professor Daniel Blumstein of the University of California, Los Angeles, who helped conduct the research, said the results were convincing despite the lack of an explanation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Several people shared stories about convincing their spouses, friends, or family to come along — some more successfully than others.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Angry tears have magic in them,” Mae explained to Connor, but he didn’t appear to need convincing.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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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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