cajoling

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But the leak did reveal commercially sensitive information, including Anthropic’s proprietary techniques, tools and instructions for cajoling its AI models to work as coding agents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

It followed weeks of leaders threatening, cajoling, and otherwise applying maximum pressure and procedural tactics to stop this train from leaving the station.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2025

The voice could grumble and soar, scraping the deepest recesses of evil and reaching the high-pitched cajoling of a championship schemer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

“No, Father! Let me. Belle,” I call, cajoling, “Belle, you can do it. You can do it, girl.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes