compelling

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  1. adjective Urgently requiring attention: a host of compelling socioeconomic problems.
  2. adjective Drivingly forceful: compelling ambition and egotism.

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  • By far the most compelling, and perhaps attention-deserving, happening under the dome this week was the presence, testimony of exonerated Texans, who spoke on behalf of a number of innocence-related bills. —  The Texas Observer: In the Current Issue
  • Even more compelling, the CTO of BonzoBox interacts directly with the users, creating an online environment unlike any other. —  PRWeb - Daily News Feed
  • What I found most compelling was his own story-his upbringing, his early experiences as a new coach, and how driven he was to always succeed. —  Gelf Magazine
  • Much casual footage of Naqshbandi was taken in the months before his murder which made for a compelling, if at times hard to stomach, viewing (several people walked out). —  film babble blog
  • Yemen illustrates that even when the logic of cooperation is compelling, the divergent ideological commitments of the actors involved might render cooperation unimaginable for some actors. —  MRZine.org
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