prevailed upon

Following the group’s ambitious 1974 exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Hernández prevailed upon them to admit her into their ranks.

Through heavy lobbying and fancy legal footwork, the Boswells and other barons prevailed upon the government to exempt them from federal reclamation laws that were supposed to ensure that cheap federal water went only to small farmers.

They prevailed upon a federal judge in Washington, Beryl A. Howell, to compel new searches by Mr. Trump’s legal team not only of Mar-a-Lago, but also of other properties owned by Mr. Trump, including Trump Tower in New York; Mr. Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J.; and a storage site in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Can South Korea be prevailed upon to set aside its reservations and supply Kyiv with badly needed artillery shells?

The Biden administration, mindful of failed U.S. military interventions in the past, has prevailed upon Canada to take a “leadership role” in an international force.