coax
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The couple said their neighbour had mental health issues and private ambulance staff had tried to "coax him out" of his home on Saturday.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Sheriff’s personnel responded to the scene at 3 p.m. and used deescalation tactics to try to coax the suspect from the car for several hours to no avail.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
And they keep rising, even as policymakers try to coax that money back into the economy.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
The decline could coax some off the sidelines, said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
I’d been able to coax it back to life by replacing its system memory and reloading the stone-age operating system.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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