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Advertisement Hank then explains why the mainframe of the entire brainwashing system was routed through the head of Representative Welch (Martha Kelly).—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Shakespeare put all his understanding of human nature into Iago’s brainwashing master class.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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But in 2004, lawmakers created an exemption for claims more than $500,000 as a result of aggressive lobbying by vulture funds.—
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
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Following lobbying efforts by the NFL and the IFAF, the International Olympic Committee, in October 2023, approved flag football as a new sport for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
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Seven states have now passed legislation to regulate family influencing, but these laws mostly just ensure that parents set aside a percentage of earnings to compensate their children.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2026
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Once dismissed as a side hustle or vanity career, social media influencing has rapidly evolved into one of the most lucrative—and measurable—jobs in the modern economy.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The agent can run programs and complete requests without constant prompting.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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These followers, or individuals who react or respond to the prompting of opinion leaders, may not necessarily qualify as opinion leaders themselves.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
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No, in these cases, there wasn’t any successful swaying of opinion.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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There’s an ever present sense of the air moving, seen in the grass swaying and the smoke drifting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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These seven episodes chronicle Louis’s seduction, his tumultuous affair with Lestat, Claudia’s turning, and Louis and Claudia’s attempt to murder their maker and escape a violent home life by fleeing to Europe.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
7 June 2026
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In its archetypal form, the seduction plot features a sybaritic aristocrat who attempts to debauch an upstanding daughter of the bourgeoisie.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Overpersuasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpersuasion. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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