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solicitous

[suh-lis-i-tuhs] / səˈlɪs ɪ təs /


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Rags-to-riches stories tend to be as fabulistic as tales designed to sell the upper class as fair and solicitous to the needs of working people, or amenable to Cinderella fantasies.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

In response to mounting opposition, many data-center developers are keeping a low profile or taking a solicitous approach.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

Jane, whose timidity is evident in the way she only reluctantly takes off her winter coat, behaves as though she’s been abducted by an overly solicitous kidnapper.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

They emphasise that Palace staff thought the Trumps were warm and solicitous guests in 2019, both keen not to put a foot wrong.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2025

The authorities had become more solicitous of our health, afraid that if we died in prison they would be condemned by the international community.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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