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The phrase "approaching him for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating the act of getting closer to someone with a specific purpose or request in mind.
Example: "She was approaching him for advice on her career choices."
Alternatives: "seeking him for" or "going to him for".
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Elected officials, taken aback by his zeal and shrewd mind, were soon approaching him for advice.
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. had tales of foreclosed churches, of parks with locked gates, of embarrassed professionals quietly approaching him for help during his gym workout.
They conducted a lengthy interview with Rivera on Monday after approaching him for the first time, in which he told them about seeing her running and how he pursued her.
Now, said Fred Hitz, the school's director of the Project on International Intelligence and a former inspector general of the Central Intelligence Agency, students are approaching him for help in starting careers at the agency.
Other farmers also saw value in his invention and started approaching him for similar solutions.
When customers began approaching him for loans, he started a motorcycle-for-cash lending business on the side.
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She decides to approach him for help.
This year, people approached him for work.
She had approached him for a meeting in April.
Adrian says crack addicts approach him for drugs.
She accused him of sexually harassing her after she approached him for help with noisy neighbours.
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