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Even Barb, who had been cajoling the others to get tested, could not bring herself to do so.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2023

Last week, after the French voters had rejected the Communist-sponsored Constitution, special emissary Leon Blum, who had been cajoling U.S. officials for eight weeks, found his path easier.

From Time Magazine Archive