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solicit

[suh-lis-it] / səˈlɪs ɪt /


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The alleged conspiracy involves unnamed “‘runners’ who solicit and provide clients willing to advance and stand behind fabricated narratives” and “litigation funders that seek profit from eventual judgments or settlements by fronting litigation expenses.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

California law already bans a practice known as capping, in which non-attorneys directly solicit or procure clients to sign up for lawsuits with a law firm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

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

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

The fourth is the National Research Council, a staff-run operation that solicits studies, recruits committees and produces reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Two-days in-office gets a high-five, while three solicits a knowing shrug.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025

To pay for it all — including medical care and professional training for the dogs — Favor constantly solicits donations on GoFundMe and Instagram, where he has built up more than 180,000 followers.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024

Each month, Moore Aloha solicits essays through a prompt.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

It is evident that she regards man as a favorite, and for this reason solicits him to accept the lessons of wisdom which are ever falling from her lips.

From Nature and Culture by Harvey Rice

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

The hospital should absolutely inform physicians if their names and likenesses are being employed in this way, and they should also be told in advance what patients will be solicited in their name.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

China’s legislature solicited public feedback on an earlier draft of the bill late last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Not only was Cassius receptive to advice, he solicited it.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

"The sale of stolen goods, or soliciting them, is strictly prohibited on Vinted, and we have zero tolerance for it," a spokesperson for the company said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

California bans non-attorneys from directly soliciting or procuring clients to sign up for lawsuits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

But Apple also accused OpenAI’s hardware chief, Tang Tan, of soliciting trade secrets from its employees interviewing for jobs, and encouraging them to bring “actual parts” from Apple for “show and tell” sessions at OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

His study aimed to clarify the ethical challenges of identifying, soliciting and even acknowledging patient donors.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Because German actors, actresses, producers, and directors were now all beholden to him for their careers, they began to flock around Goebbels, fawning over him and soliciting his favor.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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