cajoling

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A Fed chair can’t change the world on his own; cajoling other Fed officials to back his views requires credibility, among other factors.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

After some cajoling, the executive chef worked out a recipe, according to marketing director Ashley Tidman Noriega.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

The celebratory mood follows days of tense negotiations with Republican rebels in Congress and days of cajoling on Capitol Hill, sometimes by the president himself.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

Doing prescribed burns safely takes a lot of boots on the ground and behind-the-scenes cajoling to make sure local residents, and regulators, are on board.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

Sometimes she thought she had become nothing but a voice speaking in the darkness, cajoling, urging, threatening.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry