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coax

[kohks] / koʊks /


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The couple said their neighbour had mental health issues and private ambulance staff had tried to "coax him out" of his home on Saturday.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

And they keep rising, even as policymakers try to coax that money back into the economy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Consumption has remained stubbornly sluggish post-pandemic despite government efforts to coax spending.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The discount on next year’s Epic Pass that Vail Resorts is giving skiers and snowboarders ages 13 to 30 as it tries to coax customers to its mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

And why, oh why had he puffed away at that coal like an ignorant novice, when he had known for years exactly how to coax a flame into being?

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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