unsolicited

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It made unsolicited approaches for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer-health unit in 2021, but backed off the idea the following year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Warner said Zaslav was offered “several hundred million dollars” by Paramount CEO David Ellison and his father Larry Ellison in September, when Paramount first made several unsolicited bids for Warner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Shell contends that Cipriani demanded compensation for his unsolicited efforts, then sought to “weaponize that fiction,” followed by a threat of public exposure to extract an alleged payday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

When we’re fire-hosed instructions, analysis, pre-fab emails, ready-made manuscripts and unsolicited offers of help, where does all of that come from?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

At the Coalwood Women’s Club meeting on Thursday evening, the Great Six teachers met with Mom and Mrs. Van Dyke and gave them their unsolicited advice on the whole matter of us outlaw rocket boys.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam