compelling story

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compelling
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpel.ɪŋ/us
/kəmˈpel.ɪŋ/
If a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is ...
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story
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstɔː.ri/us
/ˈstɔːr.i/
a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series ...
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It is that - acompellingstoryclearly told, based on thorough research and direct, first-hand knowledge.
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Each of these vignettes makes acompellingstory, and it is difficult to resist retelling them or quoting from them here.
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Ten years earlier, acompellingstoryabout the relations between physics and jurisprudence had won a small victory for a young, provincial lawyer and an old, provincial tinkerer.
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For now, we simply call attention to this unexpected finding in the midst of an otherwisecompellingstoryfor crosstime coherence in coparenting themes across the transition to parenthood.
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It received wide critical acclaim for itscompellingstoryand gameplay.
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Acompellingstorythat flows with grace and carries the rush of anticipation.
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The series follows acompellingstoryline that explores the insatiable quest for beauty, and wealth.
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But the fact is, branding is simply acompellingstoryaround a product or a person or an organization.
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It is acclaimed as acompellingstoryof human triumph and disaster.
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Many critics claimed that its campaign mode lacks acompellingstoryand fails to connect emotionally.
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The insertion of the authors personal reflections detracted from the morecompellingstory, but is a minor flaw in an otherwise extraordinary book.
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He described the episode as acompellingstorywith edgy performances.
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He also thinks that it becomes very difficult to tell acompellingstorywhen the player is given a huge amount of freedom to explore.
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Does this make for the mostcompellingstory?
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The book was the subject of a large amount media attention and was hailed for its literary merit andcompellingstory.
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Surrounding this plot is an equallycompellingstoryof the local townspeople who are brainwashed into being servants for the convention.
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It tells thecompellingstoryof the young mans life.
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One challenge that remains to be solved, however, is how to tell acompellingstoryusing only emergent technology.
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Stegall referred to it as acompellingstorywith excellent special effects.
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Canadas nuclear history is acompellingstoryof industrial and medical research, uranium and radium mining, and nuclear power plant development.
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