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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 the county cut ties with YAP over inclusivity language on its website and accused the organization of using taxpayer money for lobbying.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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Last year intense lobbying by anti-AB 218 forces resulted in two bills, which failed to advance to floor votes after an enormous backlash from survivors and victims’ advocates.—
John Manly,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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We are faced with a next generation of AI-enabled influencing that is readily undertaken on a massive scale.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Careers involving children, healing, cooking, interior design, real estate, food content, wellness, and lifestyle influencing thrive.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In 2016, Arnold went to rehab for alcohol addiction, at the prompting of country singer Charlie Daniels.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
8 Feb. 2026
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The skill of the future is real-time prompting, including excelling at steering an AI’s output during a live brainstorm.—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Everyone sat down around a fire pit, except for Land, who stood, face lit from below, gesturing and swaying.—
James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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That’s why, in Wicked onstage, there is a giant dragon above the proscenium that activates at the very beginning of the show, roaring and swaying.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
26 Nov. 2025
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Her Sharon Coombs is a high-end insurance broker who hawks pricey policies to wealthy clients, sugaring her pitch with a hint of seduction.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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But the seductions of ChatGPT are hard to resist, and Marsicano noted that the college has seen an increase in code violations due to AI.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Overpersuasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpersuasion. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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