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solicitation

[suh-lis-i-tey-shuhn] / səˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
















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Last month, the agency posted a solicitation with draft contract terms seeking 5,500 detention beds in Colorado, Florida, Pennsylvania and Washington.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Disclosure: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation, or an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

The agency will also issue an open solicitation for Moon Base technology demonstrations and begin pursuing a lunar communication and navigation relay constellation to improve communications between infrastructure on the Moon and Earth.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

That action was in response to news that an internal investigation at Prudential had found “multiple inappropriate cases involving improper investment solicitation and the like by current and former employees” within its Japan operations.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

They played a duet from “Zampa,” and at the earnest solicitation of everyone present followed it with the overture to “The Poet and the Peasant” Allez vous-enl Sapristir shrieked the parrot outside the door.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

Such statements, Brennan added, were different from “corrupting private agreements and solicitations historically recognized as unprotected by the First Amendment.”

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

The government has reserved recent solicitations for crude to recharge the strategic stocks to domestic producers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

"It cannot be stressed enough that peace and quiet is a right, and it is time to stop exposing consumers to unwanted solicitations," consumer advocacy group Que Choisir Ensemble, said in a statement.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

At its last meeting in May, Welsh told the board that solicitations from New York brokers and investment firms began landing in his email inbox in March.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2025

He attended to her with little tender solicitations.

From The White Peacock by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence




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