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By slashing prices on some core items, Primark is likely hoping to woo shoppers with low-cost staples, in the same way that supermarkets attract customers with cheap milk and bananas, Berg says.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

But ties have hit a rocky patch despite attempts to woo the mercurial US leader.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Not in my favor: I cannot abide hippie culture, bristle at the slightest whiff of woo woo and balk reflexively at the phrase “loving kindness,” which immediately calls to mind the worst person I know.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

The top candidates for California governor crisscrossed the state Friday, all venturing to friendly political territory to woo voters and undermine their rivals as the June 2 primary election fast approaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Barack had to quickly hire staff, woo the types of donors who could write big checks, and figure out how to introduce his candidacy in the most resonant way possible.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Beijing leader woos developing countries as superpowers jockey for technology lead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Robert Pattinson’s oily suitor woos Penelope like a “Bachelorette” contestant: “It’s time to live again,” he urges her, certain that Penelope’s vengeful husband won’t come back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Silk diapers are now a thing, as Pampers woos shoppers ready to pay more for premium products.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026

After a whirlwind two episodes falling for a man named Earl, who woos Beador with his open-hearted sensitivity surrounding his wife’s death after two horrible battles with cancer, the cracks start to show.

From Salon ● May 5, 2025

My father's viola does not scream; it pleads, it woos.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

So-called quant firms, which use sophisticated mathematical models to come up with trades, have for years wooed top young talent with lucrative compensation that big banks struggle to match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Perry wooed Boeing’s then-CEO Phil Condit, but the aircraft manufacturer chose Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

That first saga of Woody versus Buzz was also a story of old versus new, teaching kids that they don’t always have to be wooed by the hottest toy on the market.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

Juan, who was a field worker and cook at a Chinese restaurant at the time, wooed and married Michelle, who was then a Lowe’s cashier, there after meeting in 2008.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Billy and the rest were wooed through gate after gate, and Billy saw his first Russian.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

Platner doesn’t seem to be wooing many registered Republicans, either: Just 7 percent of poll participants said they’d support him.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026

Politics is about persuasion, seduction even, and prime ministers seem to have forgotten this is an almost constant process of wooing voters, MPs and civil servants to keep them driving your agenda forward.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

They hired a lobbyist and started wooing wealthy and powerful people around Nashville for support.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Flush with cash, the firms are also wooing the general public, insisting that artificial intelligence will be a force for good -- and not a destroyer of jobs or an existential threat for humanity.

From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026

When she met him later, at an art gallery, he began wooing her in earnest.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen