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And whether she’s cooing with sarcastic solicitousness or rasping close to a scream, she articulates every word clearly, emoting but never losing control.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2020

Haskins went to the locker room for X-rays, where he met Snyder, who had hurried down from the owner’s suite full of solicitousness.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2019

O’Neill also documents the solicitousness of Manson’s San Francisco parole officer, ever-ready to vouch for his character.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2019

I think he thought my solicitousness meant I’d had a good time.

From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2018

Harry felt as though he was recuperating from some brief but severe illness, an impression reinforced by Hermione’s solicitousness.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling