as in requests
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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Cleary said a separate organization pays for fencing if a firehouse requests extra security.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Jamie requests an audience with the families and revokes their letters of banishment.—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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However, the rotation of this filament clearly dominates how the galaxies within it spin, perhaps by funneling hydrogen gas along the dark-matter filament and onto the galaxies in a way that coerces their spin while providing further fuel for star formation.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
14 Nov. 2025
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Back at the main building, Restaurant Kinsley draws both guests and locals with a seasonal New American menu featuring oysters, rigatoni, and a flourless brownie that begs for repeat orders.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2026
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This begs the question as to how Woodland, who qualified for The Masters by winning in Houston, will be able to manage his PTSD this week during one of golf’s elite events.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Luna asks what the customer is purchasing and creates a corresponding transaction on a nearby iPad equipped with a card payment system.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Tickets are not required to pick daffodils at Shickasheen, but the farm asks that visitors bring their own scissors or pruners.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
11 Apr. 2026
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Huppert entreats her to help locate this potentially deadly ancient tome, and assist in furnishing an all-out vampire gala in the process (replete, again, with dazzling looks).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
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Felder entreats us to reject both optimism and cynicism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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While the Pirates front office has attempted to tamp down expectations for the teenager, Griffin’s ceiling conjures incredible hope for a fan base desperate for a return to relevance.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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And then 1976 is, of course, Jimmy Carter’s presidency, the stagflation of the ’70s, and everything that that conjures up—not a great time in American history.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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Program aims to meet workforce demands This is all part of Mayor Mattie Parker's push for education and workforce development, now in its fifth year.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Dressing for movement and comfort Air travel demands flexibility; rigid clothing doesn’t pair well with hours of sitting, walking through terminals, or random temperature swings.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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There are many different types of crabgrass (Digitaria spp), but getting rid of them requires the same approach, says Waltz.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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This requires careful monitoring of key parameters such as sugar and acidity from veraison through to harvest.—
Maureen Mackey , Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Cadges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadges. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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