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 Political Reform Act requires elected officials to disclose payments of $5,000 or more that they solicit or direct others to give to a charitable, legislative or governmental purpose within 30 days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
First of all, he had to solicit more experienced naturalists to help him analyze his specimens.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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Chen solicits assistance from a hacker who owes him a favor, and from his own personal assistant, Jin, whose interest in her unmarried boss’s well-being is touchingly personal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
The board solicits checks online, but it’s not clear whether donors are vetted.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024
The church’s corporate arm, the Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solicits donations for humanitarian relief with promises that all donations are used to help those in need.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
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
“She subsists on the chance contributions of the charitable; but she solicits nothing,—and, indeed, is seldom seen.”
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by William Harrison Ainsworth
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
Egan-Jones said it uses the same methodology whether ratings are private or public, solicited or unsolicited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
Along the way, in railcars, stations, and hotels, he solicited the views of strangers about the fair while keeping his own identity a secret.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Said claims the other male crew members on the assignment joined in and tried to draw her into the conversation by soliciting her views.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
On July 14, the Department of Health and Human Services began soliciting ideas for reforming Medicare’s physician payment system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
A firm spokesperson denied soliciting clients and said it was Orchid who had tried to use Henderson to illegally gather plaintiffs in the landfill cases.
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
No one noticed; they worked for a public radio station, in the fund-raising department, and were surrounded by people who spent all day on the phone, soliciting pledges.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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