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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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Trump requested changes to the helipad last month after expressing dissatisfaction with the project.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026
Two individuals accused of stealing over $5,000 worth of music equipment from a Citrus Heights high school have been arrested after police requested the community’s help.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026

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Michael Cohen, the president’s former personal attorney, was the prosecution’s star witness but has since publicly stated that Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James coerced him into cooperating.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
The inspection followed a hunger strike by detainees, who in a letter, complained about rotten or worm-infested food, medical neglect, and being coerced into signing deportation orders.

— Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026

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City Director Christina Catsavis asked whether the next election in November would change the number of signatures needed for a petition.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
In the preseason finale at Baltimore, he was asked to attempt a 62-yarder — not a rarity in today’s NFL.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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Lyft also doesn’t fingerprint its drivers unless required by law and doesn’t provide adequate background checks, the lawsuit alleged.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026
While traditional geothermal projects required specific reservoirs, in enhanced geothermal systems companies are creating their own reservoirs.

— Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

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Chinese exhibits in Geneva conjured up AI as giant robots guarding futuristic Chinese cityscapes.

— Elias Stahl, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Certainly, the greatest image of sophistication ever conjured is Raphael’s 1514 portrait, now in the Louvre, of Baldassare Castiglione, who gave the ideal its name.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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