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coax

[kohks] / koʊks /


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De Zerbi, by his own admission, has had to be as much a psychologist as coach to coax Spurs to survival.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

And they keep rising, even as policymakers try to coax that money back into the economy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Consumption has remained stubbornly sluggish post-pandemic despite government efforts to coax spending.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Vail Resorts MTN -0.90%decrease; red down pointing triangle is cutting the price of next year’s Epic Pass by 20% for young people, another step to coax customers to its mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

His handlers scurried around, trying to coax him into moving.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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