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be solicitous



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Some observers predict the governor will be solicitous to the McCain family’s wishes.

From Seattle Times Aug. 26, 2018

In questioning suspects, he could be solicitous or circumspect, and he understood the menace to be had in silence.

From New York Times Feb. 9, 2018

While I do my best to be solicitous, his eyelids droop and he barely speaks.

From The Guardian Apr. 10, 2016

He could also be solicitous, such as calling to check in with an informant after she underwent an operation.

From New York Times May 11, 2011

After a certain number of physicians have insisted on these points, it is inevitable that patients should not respond readily to treatment, and that they should be solicitous about themselves, even when improvement does come.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh




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