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At Kattupalli, port authorities have been wooing the local community by offering them free medical aid and promising them jobs.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024

Ohio State and SEC schools have been wooing him intensely.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2021

Desperate to diversify the economy amid low oil prices and an uncertain fossil fuel future, Saudi leaders have been wooing global investors to boost their domestic economy.

From Washington Times • Feb. 18, 2020

From Amsterdam to Paris to Frankfurt, officials have been wooing companies seeking refuge from an increasingly uncertain United Kingdom.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2019

"Muhammad Anim!" she said, and she might have been wooing him.

From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot