solicit
Example Sentences
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The president directed his Truth Social followers to a website for the library that solicits donations.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is soliciting private donations from wealthy residents and companies to address a projected budget shortfall of over $900 million.
Posing as recruiters on the online professional networking platform, Chinese spies would initially request paid reports before later soliciting non-public or even classified information.
From Barron's
He bought newspaper ads and solicited favorable editorials, appealing to Americans’ patriotic sympathies.
From Barron's
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
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