cajoling

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Containing determined adversaries requires building a domestic consensus and cajoling allies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

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

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

It followed weeks of leaders threatening, cajoling, and otherwise applying maximum pressure and procedural tactics to stop this train from leaving the station.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2025

“Yeah, well,” they’d say, cajoling him as they walked him toward the helicopter.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge