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But the leak did reveal commercially sensitive information, including Anthropic’s proprietary techniques, tools and instructions for cajoling its AI models to work as coding agents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

More Celtic people streamed on, dancing and waving and cajoling.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

A Fed chair can’t change the world on his own; cajoling other Fed officials to back his views requires credibility, among other factors.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

Doing prescribed burns safely takes a lot of boots on the ground and behind-the-scenes cajoling to make sure local residents, and regulators, are on board.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

“No, Father! Let me. Belle,” I call, cajoling, “Belle, you can do it. You can do it, girl.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes