soliciting

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Soliciting investment from a wealthy Port Blakely lumberman, Capt. William Renton, he founded the Renton Coal Mine, soon providing right of way for the nascent Seattle-Walla Walla Railroad.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023

“And there’s a sign at the front of the street that says ‘No Soliciting.’

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2020

Jimenez’s wife, Joann, 33, walked along Acacia and Alamos avenues with her well-worn King James Bible, slipping past driveway gates and ignoring a No Soliciting sign.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2019

Soliciting public input is a first step that often leads to a formal regulatory change.

From Slate • May 7, 2019

Soliciting ability and copy-writing ability rarely go together.

From Business Correspondence by Anonymous