solicit
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However, I am connected to a doctor whose name was used to solicit contributions to a hospital.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The Political Reform Act requires elected officials to disclose payments of $5,000 or more that they solicit or direct others to give to a charitable, legislative or governmental purpose within 30 days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
As a first step in this process, the Commissioners Court authorized the county purchasing agent to solicit proposals from companies for a 13-month service agreement for 50 GPS trackers, according to county meeting minutes.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
The deal includes a go-shop period through July 11 to solicit and consider alternative acquisition proposals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
And the very notion that a candidate should openly solicit votes violated the principled presumption that such behavior itself represented a confession of unworthiness for national office.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The president directed his Truth Social followers to a website for the library that solicits donations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Two-days in-office gets a high-five, while three solicits a knowing shrug.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025
Many of the hacking cases I deal with as a consumer advocate started with phishing, a technique that solicits sensitive information by pretending to be a legitimate business.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
With a camera strung from his neck, Bian solicits customers to photograph in front of this Central American capital’s Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago de Guatemala.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Then he goes round among his friends and asks their subscriptions, and likewise solicits advertisements from his business acquaintances.
From Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 by Various
The hospital should absolutely inform physicians if their names and likenesses are being employed in this way, and they should also be told in advance what patients will be solicited in their name.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
A few months later, records show, Socolow solicited feedback from another member of BP’s management.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
China’s legislature solicited public feedback on an earlier draft of the bill late last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He called out “narco-politicians” by name, and fired police who solicited bribes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
They sold buttons, flags, banners, and sashes, and they solicited funds by writing letters and making phone calls.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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California bans non-attorneys from directly soliciting or procuring clients to sign up for lawsuits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
His study aimed to clarify the ethical challenges of identifying, soliciting and even acknowledging patient donors.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The government has been actively soliciting new technology and trying to find ways to speed up its rollout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
We have seen evidence that Black Trans Alliance is still soliciting donations from the public, despite being struck off by Companies House in 2025 for failing to submit its accounts.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
No one noticed; they worked for a public radio station, in the fund-raising department, and were surrounded by people who spent all day on the phone, soliciting pledges.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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