coax

South Korean authorities began a new attempt Wednesday to coax a shark-turned-viral sensation back to sea, with falling temperatures in the Busan canal where it is stranded raising concerns for its survival.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Ever since learning that Tabla would be closing, his team had been in touch, trying to coax me into selling them the space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

"Previous attempts to make hindbrain neurons likely tried to coax forebrain and midbrain progenitors into hindbrain cells, which our study shows is not possible," Jokhai said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Zookeepers will need to coax every bird, reptile, fish and mammal - from the largest rodents in the world to the greenest katydids - to the weighing scale.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

“So maybe we could coax him back to Long Island Sound,” Grover said.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

Allegra Goodman’s family saga coaxes, in Sam Sacks’s words, “excellent, bone-dry humor” out of the skirmishes and long-running battles among members of a loving, fractious clan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

That warming coaxes mosquitoes toward higher elevations, even as temperatures have historically been too cold for the insects to thrive.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024

Aparicio coaxes cultural histories from his rubber casts of trees and meandering flows of poured amber.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2024

It’s not until Pointer coaxes her to take off her artificial leg, leaving her dependent on him, that her internal alarm bells start to go off.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2024

“Let’s make angels instead. They’re so much prettier,” she coaxes because Fifi looks cross.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

A shark that became a viral sensation after getting stuck in a South Korean canal returned hours after being coaxed out, authorities said on Thursday, prompting another attempt to guide it back to the sea.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

He prepared the couple’s morning coffee while Ortiz coaxed him into finishing a smoothie she’d made for him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Then Morris coaxed Mestemaker to make the jump with him to Stillwater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

She is standing in front of The Barefoot Contessa with her dark hair coaxed into perky curls, wearing a matching aubergine button-down and skirt.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

“Come on back to the circle,” Melanie coaxed.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

After some coaxing from family, Ramirez realized he was perfectly equipped to create mobile kitchens from scratch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

The woman crouches, coaxing the animal with sweet compliments and a stick of sugarcane she brought with her.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

Baschek said the whale's breathing and reaction to rescuers had deteriorated, and that the chances of coaxing him out of the bay were so slim it would be cruel to try.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

Time does a surprising amount of work here, coaxing starches to tenderness and flavors to meet each other halfway.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026

To quiet their stomach pangs, they set about coaxing termites from nests.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer