beseeched
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They coaxed, cajoled, begged and beseeched for support to bring the tournament to North America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Celtic staff beseeched them to clear off but their pleas were ignored.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
He beseeched the U.S. government to dip into the millions of dollars Congress annually allocates to compensate victims of U.S. attacks.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2024
A woman dressed as a dugong, a rare marine mammal, beseeched passers-by to end the burning of fossil fuels.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
Captains of riverboats had heard about the virus by this time, and they refused to stop their boats anywhere along the length of the river in Bumba, even though people beseeched them from the banks.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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