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Buried ask

A request wrapped in enough softening that the request itself becomes hard to locate.

Summary

Reads as a request wrapped in enough softening that the request itself becomes hard to locate. The actual ask sits in the middle of the message, surrounded by acknowledgments that the recipient is busy and assurances that no answer is also fine.

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Hi Jen, I hope your week is going well! and . , at the budget spreadsheet I sent over last week before our meeting on Thursday? Thanks so much.

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