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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According to the Le Petit Chef website, requests for vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, or fish-free menus can be requested when making a reservation.—
Anne Ewbank,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026 -
The contractor that operates the facility for the county, CIP Solutions, says the next phase will be more expensive to manage and requested that commissioners approve a rate increase.—
Ryan Ballogg,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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Following the settlement, McAfee wrote to Martin to apologize, but also begged her to move on.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Zayn, then, begged for Rhodes’ honesty.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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But the judges said Thursday there was no evidence of torture and that investigators did not appear to have coerced the confessions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs, hundreds of thousands of people like them have been coerced into engaging in scams such as posing as women online, cultivating intimate relationships with foreigners to defraud them of their savings.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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Brunson was in tears after the game, barely able to speak when asked by ESPN what the moment meant.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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OutKick/Fox News Digital has asked the Spurs, NBA and ESPN for comment, and none have offered an explanation.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The officers cuffed the survivors with plastic restraints, placed hoods on their heads and demanded that no one speak, according to the fishermen.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The Uganda Law Society demanded Lukwago's immediate release, saying his arrest was contemptuous of court processes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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The incident marks the second time in less than a month that the same section of pavement has required emergency engineering work.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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About 6% of cases required hospitalization.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Verb
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The Voorhees brothers are showing me performances conjured entirely from a handful of personal photos and audio recordings given to them by Kilmer’s estate.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
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Herbie Hancock conjured what sounded like a lost Debussy Prélude.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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“Cadged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadged. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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