solicit
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AFP does not solicit testimonies from unaccompanied minors nor identify them, under its ethical code.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
But it's rarer for police department-produced podcasts to focus on cold cases and solicit tips, as the California, Colorado and Illinois departments have done.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
However, I am connected to a doctor whose name was used to solicit contributions to a hospital.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The quality of feedback we receive is directly proportional to the quality of questions we ask to solicit it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“May I hope, madam, for your interest with your fair daughter Elizabeth, when I solicit for the honour of a private audience with her in the course of this morning?”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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The president directed his Truth Social followers to a website for the library that solicits donations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Two-days in-office gets a high-five, while three solicits a knowing shrug.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025
Many of the hacking cases I deal with as a consumer advocate started with phishing, a technique that solicits sensitive information by pretending to be a legitimate business.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
It’s an appalling moment, and Stimson unambiguously solicits Oppenheimer’s contempt as well as the viewer’s; watch that scene in a packed house and you’ll hear the audience scoff as one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
It is your Eugénie, your Pauline, your Rosine, who solicits this; I dare hope that you will pay some attention to their recommendations.
From Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence by Elizabeth S. Kite
From February 2022 until they were arrested on Monday, Love and Chan solicited money from women in California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho through lies and misrepresentations, according to the United States Attorney’s Office in Portland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Alison Green solicited reader anecdotes about how their dogs-at-work policies have played out and considers the issue from all angles.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Professional organizations such as the Association of American Medical Colleges and American Medical Association, a lobbying group for physicians and medical students, generally accept that charitable donations may be solicited from patients.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
A few months later, records show, Socolow solicited feedback from another member of BP’s management.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Among those asking about it were people Burry had solicited for Milton’s Opus—people who had initially expressed great interest.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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California bans non-attorneys from directly soliciting or procuring clients to sign up for lawsuits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
His study aimed to clarify the ethical challenges of identifying, soliciting and even acknowledging patient donors.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
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
A department spokeswoman said government ethics officials signed off on the nonprofit arrangement, and that the secretary had no role in soliciting sponsorships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 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
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