soliciting

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The contract was awarded without soliciting competing bids because it involved updates to Databricks software already in use, according to a memo justifying the process.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

All the donors contacted gave at least $1 million and some acted as bundlers for the campaign, soliciting big checks from other donors in addition to their own contributions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

We have seen evidence that Black Trans Alliance is still soliciting donations from the public, despite being struck off by Companies House in 2025 for failing to submit its accounts.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“Maybe they’re on a cruise somewhere, or in Hawaii or some other great place. We want those pictures,” Levin said in a video soliciting images from the public.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

During Adams’s second year in nursing school in New York, a recruiter from the army came around, soliciting student nurses to join.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge