to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests
tried to get the mayor to let us stage the concert in the town square, but she refused
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
continuously clearing your throat like that is starting to get to me
Researchers found in preliminary results that AI was still far from mastering the game.
Jason Fields,
Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2024
After mastering street skating in Brazil’s local circuits, Bufoni became a six-time X Games Gold Medalist, a Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Super Crown Champion, and an Olympian for Brazil.
Spaces represent the steps in catching, slaughtering and preparing a goose for the festive table, and pitfalls—like a jail, a tavern or death—could lose a player a turn or two, or return them to the start.
John Last,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Dec. 2024
The company more than survived, catching the eye of private equity giant Blackstone, which purchased Vivient in 2012 for $2 billion.
These projects not only tap in to demand for aged single malts but also enhance the brands’ legacies by producing new, exclusive releases.
Anthony Zhang,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
The outlet also noted that De Niro, 81, and his longtime producing partner Jane Rosenthal will return to produce the film through their production company, Tribeca Productions.
The Tigers, meanwhile, hoped signing Kenta Maeda last winter could serve as a ground floor for becoming a more desirable destination for international players.
Cody Stavenhagen,
The Athletic,
11 Dec. 2024
Forbes Valuation Sean Combs was once on the path to becoming a billionaire thanks to his extensive music career, business ventures that included the Sean John fashion and fragrance lines and founding the Revolt TV network and since unrealized plans to become a cannabis mogul.
Corporate sustainability has emerged in recent years as a complex narrative of contrasting tempos—a story of rapid, headline-grabbing shifts intertwined with deep, fundamental transformations.
Dr. Alex Gold,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
Purdy got walloped with a clothesline hit in the fourth quarter while another Bears defender hit his torso, leaving the 49ers’ quarterback withering in pain on his back and grabbing at his facemask.
Alex, because of his long career in investigative journalism, gets a lot of people contacting him.
Yasmeen Serhan,
TIME,
10 Dec. 2024
Bezos appeared on the Lex Fridman podcast and, in the course of their conversation, described a meeting about hold times for customers contacting Amazon’s help line.
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