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solicit

[suh-lis-it] / səˈlɪs ɪt /


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Sir Keir would automatically be a candidate, without any need to solicit nominations himself.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Does the judge have an obligation to solicit rebuttal, or is it counsel’s job to insist on giving it?

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

The agency would have to solicit public comment and an advisory committee of health and pharmacy experts would have to review the FDA’s research.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

He also proposed a “California Performance Review,” inspired by a similar effort in Texas throughout the 1990s, that would review state agencies and solicit input from employees to eliminate waste and inefficiencies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

They tried the sentence again, reading together out loud: “‘For the most wild yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.’”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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