with reason
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Leung Chun-ying, who led the city between 2012 and 2017, described him as a "benevolent" leader who "won people over with reason".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
I begin this literary day slightly off-topic, to the west of Las Letras, but with reason.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
In that scenario, you need an agency led by people who respond to crises with reason and levelheadedness in order to mitigate conspiratorial thinking.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2025
And with reason: Their team, a Stanley Cup finalist a season ago, was fighting for its playoff life against a Kings team it had dispatched with ease each of the last three playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2025
We have tempered our anger, frustration and despair with reason.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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