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overpersuasion

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as in brainwashing

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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

Definition of brainwashing

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The increase, which comes after intense lobbying from local governments, is set to hit coffers in September — faster than previous rounds.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Bankrolling a network of PACs hasn’t slowed existing lobbying efforts from DraftKings and FanDuel, which are on pace to increase their annual spending there.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026

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Nicolas Matthew Scelfo of Brooklyn, New York, faces up to 10 years in prison after being charged with influencing, impeding, and retaliating against a federal officer by threat.

— Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026
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

Definition of influencing

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One of its executives, Anderson, defined agentic treasury as a control system for the movement of money, software that does not merely advise a treasurer but acts, moving cash between accounts, settling invoices, hedging a currency exposure, all with little human prompting.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The agent can run programs and complete requests without constant prompting.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 3 June 2026

Definition of prompting

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Hurlbut agreed that the seduction of AI is its ease and accessibility.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The rhythm of the writing shows the staccato nature of those relationships, with their stops and starts, and how sometimes signs of seduction cannot be misinterpreted or not picked up at all.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 26 June 2026

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