wooing

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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

As Hyllus, the son of Hercules and Dejanira, David Portillo was similarly impressive, his bright, easy tenor and excellent diction assets in his ardent filial devotion and wooing of Iole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Actor Eric Dane, best known for wooing ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ audiences as plastic surgeon Dr. Mark ‘McSteamy’ Sloan, died after a public battle with ALS.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Early on, Weiss also expressed interest in wooing “60 Minutes” contributor Anderson Cooper away from his full-time role at CNN to anchor the “CBS Evening News,” before she settled on Tony Dokoupil.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

If this was how Rishi Patel showed his interest in her, if this was him wooing her, she wanted more.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon