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Example sentences for: courted

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His answers "opened the door," "courted scrutiny," and "encouraged" more questions.
Around the turn of the century Britain and other countries had noted with great interest the developments in Palestine, and during World War I the British courted Jews and Arabs for help to get rid of the Ottoman Empire.
Meanwhile, he courted Russia's support for his escapades, raising the specter of a Cold War-style standoff.
He has plotted strategy, assembled a campaign team, pitched to donors, courted politicians, and written letters to potential allies in key states.
The Chinese, especially those identifying with Mao Tse Tung’s combat against the Japanese, were at first massacred in the thousands, but later courted as middlemen for Japanese-run business operations.