- present participle of solicit.
soliciting
Example Sentences
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The contract was awarded without soliciting competing bids because it involved updates to Databricks software already in use, according to a memo justifying the process.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 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
“Maybe they’re on a cruise somewhere, or in Hawaii or some other great place. We want those pictures,” Levin said in a video soliciting images from the public.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Posing as recruiters on the online professional networking platform, Chinese spies would initially request paid reports before later soliciting non-public or even classified information.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 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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