hearts and minds
plural noun
: people's emotions and reasoning
We must appeal to and win (over) the hearts and minds of the people.
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If robotics companies hope to win hearts and minds, not coming in like a literal wrecking ball might help.
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Having learned of the news before their game on Saturday against the Dallas Stars, the Wild returned to the ice for practice on Monday with their hearts and minds still heavy from the tragedy.
—Jessica Hill, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Somewhat miraculously, we’re carried out of this consequential collision of hearts and minds on the lightest of notes, with the sense that our capacity to rediscover harmony will always be beautifully mysterious.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another marched to the top of the hill and won the campaign, but Ryan Coogler’s Sinners won hearts and minds.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Having learned of the news before their game on Saturday against the Dallas Stars, the Wild returned to the ice for practice on Monday with their hearts and minds still heavy from the tragedy.
—Jessica Hill, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Somewhat miraculously, we’re carried out of this consequential collision of hearts and minds on the lightest of notes, with the sense that our capacity to rediscover harmony will always be beautifully mysterious.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another marched to the top of the hill and won the campaign, but Ryan Coogler’s Sinners won hearts and minds.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
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