cajoling

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Containing determined adversaries requires building a domestic consensus and cajoling allies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

A Fed chair can’t change the world on his own; cajoling other Fed officials to back his views requires credibility, among other factors.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

The celebratory mood follows days of tense negotiations with Republican rebels in Congress and days of cajoling on Capitol Hill, sometimes by the president himself.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

Doing prescribed burns safely takes a lot of boots on the ground and behind-the-scenes cajoling to make sure local residents, and regulators, are on board.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

He moved among them like a politician, cajoling, encouraging, smiling, gently disagreeing, pacifying.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman