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A spokesperson for Bondi later confirmed she had solicited Trump's donation.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2024

He dismissed a question about his own sexuality as "ridiculous" and refuted any suggestion he had solicited attention from Mr Spacey or reciprocated contact.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2023

NIH had solicited grant applications in December 2021, just weeks before their January due date.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 9, 2022

Then, to explain these concepts on an emotional level, she collected hundreds of voice mail messages that she had solicited from strangers, inviting them to share a memory anonymously.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2022

P. D. had recently visited in the Geismar home; he told me of the great help Max and Anne Geismar had solicited over the country for him.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin