solicit

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The agency would have to solicit public comment and an advisory committee of health and pharmacy experts would have to review the FDA’s research.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Friedman struck down on of the restrictions, which indicated that reporters who "solicit" sensitive information could be barred from the building over security risks.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

"If WBD calls a special meeting ahead of its annual meeting to vote on the Netflix Agreement, Paramount will solicit proxies against such approval."

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

California law bans a practice known as capping, in which non-attorneys solicit clients to join litigation with a firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

They tried the sentence again, reading together out loud: “‘For the most wild yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.’”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman