soliciting

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“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

Under Ma, Xinjiang shifted focus toward economic development, such as by soliciting investment from other parts of China and abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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

The obscure law bans a person from soliciting or receiving nonpublic information from a public servant by means of their office or employment with the intent to obtain a benefit.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 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