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Cajoled by a new friend to try a séance to reconnect with the dead, Annie’s attempt leads to nightmarish results.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2018

Cajoled out of international retirement four years later, Figo led his country to the semi-final at Germany 2006.

From The Guardian • May 28, 2014

"STEP FORWARD" Cajoled by Qatar and the United States, the ineffectual Syrian National Council, previously the main opposition body based abroad, agreed to join a wider coalition on Sunday.

From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2012

Cajoled and driven by two bony, restless hands upraised and contorted, they sang sweetly, harshly, simply, complexly.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cajoled by these speeches, the hermit mounted his child upon his shoulder and followed her where she went—directly into Raja Gandharba-Sena's palace.

From Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance by Burton, Isabel, Lady