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cadged

verb

past tense of cadge

as in requested

to persuade someone to give you (something) for free He spent his time trying to cadge drinks from the customers. She cadged money from her sister.

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Doe also went to an emergency room in Ithaca, where Cornell is located, and requested a rape kit on November 7, the Times reported, citing the documents.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Dutch officials have not publicly explained who requested that the flight be denied permission to land.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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By filing that brief handwritten petition, Kohberger is putting himself in the category of many criminal defendants before him, who have argued after the fact that their guilty pleas were coerced.

— Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Williams also asked Saab whether anyone had threatened or coerced him into changing his plea.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

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Lee has demanded a review of the execution procedures and indefinitely postponed Pike's execution and another that had been scheduled for this year.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
As global markets demanded higher performance thresholds, Gaydon answered with the ferocious Aston Martin DBX707, a high-velocity machine with premium luxury credentials plus supercar-slaying straight-line velocity.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of demanded

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There’s not a lot of action, but heavy action is not required.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
During a recent voice receptionist deployment across numerous dental practices in the same group, each location required different call routing, ring times, after-hours escalation and training.

— Manjot Pal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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Skirts, tops and what looked like earrings made of layers of circle-cut chiffon, and light as air sheer jacketing suggested Anderson was looking to define his version of romance, a mood the French house has long-conjured during its history.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Herno Fashion got a little more experimental — and sensual — at Herno for spring, with a range of shimmering and liquid-looking textures that conjured a sophisticated and glamorous feel.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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