woo
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The testosterone-fueled “Something About You” details attempts to woo back a lover following a fight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The authorities have since attempted to woo the youth, and parliament has hiked penalties for leaking exam papers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
The top candidates for California governor crisscrossed the state Friday, all venturing to friendly political territory to woo voters and undermine their rivals as the June 2 primary election fast approaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Britain's party leaders were out and about attempting to woo voters on the final full day of campaigning on Wednesday.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Barack had to quickly hire staff, woo the types of donors who could write big checks, and figure out how to introduce his candidacy in the most resonant way possible.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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A CeraVe sunscreen campaign woos Gen Z tanmaxxers with a social-media video series that kicks off with the dramatic destruction of a tanning bed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It’s agnostic about whether it woos you with image-maker Nano Banana or a better way to search through your Google Drive.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2026
Silk diapers are now a thing, as Pampers woos shoppers ready to pay more for premium products.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
Odile woos the crown prince, but a murder at court forces her to seek out assistance from the muted swan.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
My father's viola does not scream; it pleads, it woos.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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Kim finds himself being courted and wooed simultaneously by the leaders of the U.S.,
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
But the winner came from Eustáquio, the son of Portuguese parents who Herdman wooed away from the Portuguese U-21 team in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
That first saga of Woody versus Buzz was also a story of old versus new, teaching kids that they don’t always have to be wooed by the hottest toy on the market.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
The Canadian prime minister wooed U.S. businesses on a New York trip after months of seeking new economic partners elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
“That’s how I wooed Angie here. She was a sucker for my sweet moves on the field.”
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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Gilbert persuaded officials of his plan to revive the city: Instead of wooing office tenants, it would mean attracting young, educated residents with money to spend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Platner doesn’t seem to be wooing many registered Republicans, either: Just 7 percent of poll participants said they’d support him.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Then made it back to Ithaca after 10 years only to find his home overrun by suitors wooing his wife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Politics is about persuasion, seduction even, and prime ministers seem to have forgotten this is an almost constant process of wooing voters, MPs and civil servants to keep them driving your agenda forward.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
If this was how Rishi Patel showed his interest in her, if this was him wooing her, she wanted more.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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