- present participle of solicit.
soliciting
Example Sentences
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Officials are actively soliciting proposals from operators willing to run the stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Said claims the other male crew members on the assignment joined in and tried to draw her into the conversation by soliciting her views.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
During Adams’s second year in nursing school in New York, a recruiter from the army came around, soliciting student nurses to join.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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