as in requested
to persuade someone to give you (something) for free
He spent his time trying to cadge drinks from the customers. She cadged money from her sister.
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Given the number of works Apple may have infringed upon, the plaintiffs, Hendrix and Roberson, have requested the court to turn their complaint into a class action and block the company from further infringement of this kind.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025 -
The big tech giant won’t be required to sell its Chrome browser — one of the remedies originally requested by the Biden-era Department of Justice.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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At one point, older brother Jason, an NFL player himself by then, called Jones and begged him to give Kelce another chance.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rusev set up the steel chair in the turnbuckle as Sheamus begged Rusev to kick him.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Anyone with a relevant lead will connect the dots without feeling coerced.—
John Palinkas,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Abusers and traffickers are exploiting this lack of oversight—leaving women coerced, deceived, and sometimes poisoned.—
Christa Brown,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Jones had no comment when asked about his exchange with Tranquill, instead focusing on the bigger picture.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Before receiving his sentence, Johnson asked the judge to view his actions from the perspective of a father.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the main opposition party, CPN (Maoist Center), also demanded Oli’s resignation.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, a woman also dressed in Phillies gear, whose identity has not been verified by Newsweek, ran up to the father and son and demanded the baseball, which Drew reluctantly told Lincoln to give up to de-escalate the situation.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Typically, a peer-review process is required where multiple experts in the field provide feedback on the analysis before a publication is possible.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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O’Connell updated a city ordinance that required immigration enforcement to be reported to his office, and endorsed The Belonging Fund, which provided aid to families affected by the raids.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The rest of the elements will be conjured up quickly.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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For Chondwe, that conjured up nightmarish memories of the 1980s, '90s and early 2000s, when HIV had decimated his community.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Cadged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadged. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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