charm offensive

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charm offensive

a concentrated attempt to gain favour or respectability by conspicuously cooperative or obliging behaviour

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charm offensive

n → Charmeoffensive f

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Since his Barisan Nasional coalition's shock defeat in the May 9 general election last year, Najib who remains Pekan MP has gone on a charm offensive, styling himself a 'people's champion' while trolling the ruling Pakatan Harapan.

'On X On?' Najib invites 'all' to Raya open house in Shah Alam tonight

The Premier League champions will meet with Sane (far left) and his advisers this week to offer him a bumper new contract worth PS150,000 a week after Bayern Munich launched a public charm offensive to take the Germany international back to the Bundesliga.

SAVE OUR SANE; City flash cash in bid to block Bayern; City bid to keep Sane

Why NATO's chief is on a US charm offensive Andrew Hammond March 30, 2019 18:00 US President Donald Trump (L) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Why NATO's chief is on a US charm offensive

Paulo Dybala has launched a Paul Pogba charm offensive asJuventuseye re-signing theManchester Unitedmidfielder.

Paulo Dybala launches Paul Pogba charm offensive as Juventus eye Man Utd star; Jose Mourinho parted with a then world record fee of [pounds sterling]89million to land Pogba from the Old Lady in 2016

Rio De Janeiro - Dubai: Israel, in the past few years, has launched a global charm offensive, aimed specifically at Latin American countries.

Behind Israel's love affair with Latin America

Summary: Beijing is shifting from bullying to a charm offensive especially as it vies for more influence

China woos Asia, but can the dragon be trusted?

That is why the expression "charm offensive" may sound in one's ear like a self-contradiction.

I hope a charm offensive does not offend you

Chinese leaders are ramping up a charm offensive with U.S.

China woos U.S. companies again, curbs trade threats, WSJ reports

Deputy President William Ruto yesterday promised Mombasa residents Sh450 million development projects in a charm offensive.

DP's Sh450m goodies for Mombasa residents

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's charm offensive and diplomatic overtures have raised a question: Is he really changing his leadership style and his policy of building a nuclear arsenal and achieving economic growth at the same time?

Change for the better

North Korea is only months away from obtaining the capability to hit US territory with a nuclear weapon and must be disarmed, a US envoy said on Tuesday, dismissing Pyonyang's diplomatic thaw with South Korea as a "charm offensive" that fooled no one.

N. Korea 'months away' from ability to hit US with nuclear weapon

a CHARM offensive is on the MARCH MY goodness, what A bloom of flowers in MAY JU (Judy again) met LY (Lionel) in JULY my PET liked the dying EMBERS in cold SEPTEMBER he must MOVE the BREN gun in NOVEMBER he wants to BURY his FEAR of dying in FEBRUARY AL let RIP in APRIL JU (short for Judy) visited the N.E.