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beg

[beg] / bɛg /




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"My mum and dad used to bring me here every Saturday morning to do the shopping and I'd always beg to go on the roundabout," she said.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Change the herbs accordingly: chives and parsley are excellent with giardiniera, while Mexican-style pickled carrots practically beg for cilantro and oregano.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

But as the season draws nearer and a new era of Bruin football begins, all the enthusiasm does beg the question: What does a successful debut actually look like for Chesney at UCLA?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Recent high-profile museum heists beg the question: What can be done to ensure your personal collection doesn’t meet the same fate?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

But I know I never want to go to the house of any of these grown-ups, who make you beg for so little.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

For an artist it begs for interpretation — and I just have to illustrate it.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

The opposite of a guard dog: Golden retriever begs to play with intruder in San Diego break-in.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

That begs the question of why they were performed, other than raw intimidation, deterring would-be whistleblowers, and punishing the disloyal.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

It begs the question and adds to the suspense about these managers being products of a system at USG.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

“What if Ammu finds us and begs us to come back?”

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

DiMario Thomas Sr., a bar bouncer who witnessed Glenn’s death, said Proctor practically begged him to back his version of events after the shooting.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

Zhou begged Simpson to reconsider, according to emails included in court filings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

A bystander begged to help Good, to check her pulse and perform first aid.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Karina ran around looking for torches and begged people to help.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

He had begged Mom to let him take the skunk to Dad’s house.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

“People, I would argue, are not even begging to use AI,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

While begging her parents to keep sending her money, Hannah admitted that she thinks of herself as “the voice of my generation. “Or at least a voice.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

Lindsay Clancy was "begging for help", her former mother-in-law Susan Clancy testified.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

“We have been begging for reinforcements for months, but haven’t gotten any support,” Massillon told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Here Samir paused and basked in the begging gaze of his audience.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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