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solicit

[suh-lis-it] / səˈlɪs ɪt /


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AFP does not solicit testimonies from unaccompanied minors nor identify them, under its ethical code.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

However, I am connected to a doctor whose name was used to solicit contributions to a hospital.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

The quality of feedback we receive is directly proportional to the quality of questions we ask to solicit it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Sir Keir would automatically be a candidate, without any need to solicit nominations himself.

From BBC May 13, 2026

There are currently about 245,000 Indians answering phones from all over the world or dialing out to solicit people for credit cards or cell phone bargains or overdue bills.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Chen solicits assistance from a hacker who owes him a favor, and from his own personal assistant, Jin, whose interest in her unmarried boss’s well-being is touchingly personal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

Two-days in-office gets a high-five, while three solicits a knowing shrug.

From Salon Apr. 30, 2025

To pay for it all — including medical care and professional training for the dogs — Favor constantly solicits donations on GoFundMe and Instagram, where he has built up more than 180,000 followers.

From Seattle Times Feb. 24, 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

It is your Eugénie, your Pauline, your Rosine, who solicits this; I dare hope that you will pay some attention to their recommendations.

From Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence by Kite, Elizabeth S.

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

China’s legislature solicited public feedback on an earlier draft of the bill late last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

A few months later, records show, Socolow solicited feedback from another member of BP’s management.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

“When Mendenhall solicited funds from investors, he often made lofty promises about the returns these investors would receive,” Kehoe said.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

“Had Mr. Carey been solicited to such an undertaking, what would he have demanded?”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

Although dissents aren’t rare, Fed chairmen have often sought to project leadership by soliciting consensus.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

His study aimed to clarify the ethical challenges of identifying, soliciting and even acknowledging patient donors.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

By 1717 he was soliciting his opera subscribers to buy tickets, eventually hosting six masquerades a year.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

All the donors contacted gave at least $1 million and some acted as bundlers for the campaign, soliciting big checks from other donors in addition to their own contributions.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2026

But a family of people who were later freed said, “None did more valiant service, both by advice and actual soliciting for funds than their true friend and sympathizer, Paul Jennings.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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