solicit
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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
But it's rarer for police department-produced podcasts to focus on cold cases and solicit tips, as the California, Colorado and Illinois departments have done.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Caesars had a “go-shop” period through July 11 to solicit and consider alternative deals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
However, I am connected to a doctor whose name was used to solicit contributions to a hospital.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The trustees have begun to solicit donations to help pay expenses, with mixed success.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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The fourth is the National Research Council, a staff-run operation that solicits studies, recruits committees and produces reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Two-days in-office gets a high-five, while three solicits a knowing shrug.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025
The church’s corporate arm, the Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solicits donations for humanitarian relief with promises that all donations are used to help those in need.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
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
As you go out of the garden, a box at the gate, which had escaped your notice, solicits offerings in behalf of the institution from strangers visiting the tomb.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 by Various
Alison Green solicited reader anecdotes about how their dogs-at-work policies have played out and considers the issue from all angles.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Expect more twists and turns on future proposals as he receives feedback from politicians, voters and investors that he should have solicited sooner by developing a platform before he campaigned for the prime ministership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
There was a catch: The doctor in question had no idea that funds were being solicited or contributed in her name — and she was incensed.
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
I got quotes on airline tickets, solicited local restaurants to donate gift certificates, and my hotel even offered two rooms if she accepted our invitation.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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Although dissents aren’t rare, Fed chairmen have often sought to project leadership by soliciting consensus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A firm spokesperson denied soliciting clients and said it was Orchid who had tried to use Henderson to illegally gather plaintiffs in the landfill cases.
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 Food and Drug Administration this week began soliciting input on ways to advance drug repurposing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
I follow him up the walkway to the front door, which has a hand-painted sign hanging from it that says: Unless you’re selling cookies, no soliciting, please.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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