as in plea
an earnest request
the mail is always full of solicitations from worthy causes
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Recent Examples of solicitation
Some comments submitted in response to the administration’s solicitation flagged interpretive changes that officials might now seek to undo — and in dozens of cases already have, according to one group.
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ABC News, 10 June 2026
Encourage community members to immediately report suspicious online behavior to law enforcement immediately, including cyberbullying, solicitation attempts, or impersonation.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Reiter only found out about Epstein turning himself in on the solicitation charge by reading the newspaper.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
State seeks workers for future nuclear expansion Alongside the developer solicitation, NYPA also started a separate Request for Applications focused on preparing the workforce.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
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ABC News, 10 June 2026
Encourage community members to immediately report suspicious online behavior to law enforcement immediately, including cyberbullying, solicitation attempts, or impersonation.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Reiter only found out about Epstein turning himself in on the solicitation charge by reading the newspaper.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
State seeks workers for future nuclear expansion Alongside the developer solicitation, NYPA also started a separate Request for Applications focused on preparing the workforce.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solicitation
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In October, his children made heartfelt pleas to a New York federal judge to see their father released from federal lockup after more than a year of incarceration.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Under the conditions of Hawkins' plea agreement, negotiated by defense attorney Justin Scheider and deputy prosecutor Sam Douglass, Hawkins, who now lives in Nevada, must also complete an anger management program.—
John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2026
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Los Angeles appears poised to lose in its attempt to keep $100 million in state grant funding for transportation projects in some of the neediest neighborhoods after a state commission declined to hear the city’s appeal for an extension.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The area, a working-class and largely white part of Greater Manchester, is a top target for Farage’s party, but Burnham sought to turn back the tide, relying on his unique appeal as the region’s popular mayor.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Our prayers continue for those in Congo who are facing this devastating epidemic and for the ongoing efforts to control the disease.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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This Juneteenth, my prayer is that the Governor’s Blue-Ribbon Commission will present courageous recommendations.—
Dr. Andraé Townsel,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
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After Haiti’s lost to Scotland, Haitians launched several petitions demanding that FIFA sanction the referee.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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On April 29, the Justice Department’s National Security Division notified the FCC that the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector had begun its review of the Paramount petition seeking a waiver of foreign-ownership rules.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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“Solicitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitation. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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