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It is possible the campaign could cajole China into doing more to pressure Iran, while avoiding a more direct confrontation between the world’s biggest economies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Belgium's outspoken prime minister Bart De Wever will be in the spotlight as his EU counterparts -- most of whom back the plan -- try to cajole him to accept.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

My mother did her best to cajole me into going.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 27, 2025

He will be expected to charm and cajole the incoming administration at a potentially very delicate time for US/UK relations.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024

Because they couldn't cajole him into the diningroom Mother believed he had some sort of spell he was going to cast on her when he got her alone.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

It’s in one of these quiet moments that Timble gently cajoles Orris in the way only a good friend can.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

He rallies Ukrainians, calls attention to atrocities, thanks supporters and cajoles allies for aid.

From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2022

In the film, Zola, played by Paige, strikes up a friendship with a customer, Stefani, played by Keough, who cajoles her into joining her for a weekend of partying in Tampa, Florida.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2021

He conferences, cajoles and criticizes with the energy of an aerobics instructor and the wisdom of a warlord.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 30, 2020

This nearly cajoles me into thinking I should also know what Marv needs with the money.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

When that failed, it cajoled and persuaded many of its allies to join in a coalition of the willing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

No one should be cajoled into paying for a property that they never use and no longer wish to own.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026

Rinaudo cajoled a buddy to drive them up in his Volkswagen van one weekend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025

"Maybe it's the failure of Oslo that gave rise to the rather unconventional approach that Trump has taken, where he has short-circuited any sort of process and simply pressured and cajoled," Yacoubian said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

In late 1943, Schindler cajoled and bribed Goeth and other SS leaders for permission to build a sub-camp on the property adjacent to Emalia.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

“No amount of cajoling or liens will scare” the other owners who don’t pay, the former U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

More Celtic people streamed on, dancing and waving and cajoling.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026

He has complied with court orders, even if the administration’s attorneys have required cajoling by district judges on the matter of immigration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 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

So with the help of a bike Candice found in her shed—and some extra cajoling of Brandon—they had ridden over to Lambert High School.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson