hearts and minds
plural noun
: people's emotions and reasoning
We must appeal to and win (over) the hearts and minds of the people.
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This smaller version of the viral 40-ounce tumbler incorporates a Chinese bird design created by artist Chengcheng Xu, reflecting free hearts and minds of Chinese female artisans.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another marched to the top of the hill and won the campaign, but Ryan Coogler’s Sinners won hearts and minds.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Media consolidation has destroyed once was America’s second strongest global industry, one that the world enjoyed because of its abilities to move both hearts and minds.
—Ted Hope, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
The way Saturday’s FA Cup tie unfolded is only likely to help Wrexham’s bid to win hearts and minds locally, never mind across the Atlantic.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another marched to the top of the hill and won the campaign, but Ryan Coogler’s Sinners won hearts and minds.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Media consolidation has destroyed once was America’s second strongest global industry, one that the world enjoyed because of its abilities to move both hearts and minds.
—Ted Hope, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
The way Saturday’s FA Cup tie unfolded is only likely to help Wrexham’s bid to win hearts and minds locally, never mind across the Atlantic.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Hearts and minds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearts%20and%20minds. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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