beg
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"We beg you now to return our mother to us... This is very valuable to us, and we will pay."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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
Eventually, a law enforcement officer dressed in what looked like a leadership uniform came forward to beg crowds not to stampede the entrances.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
However, Kevin Muir, the institutional trader turned blogger, would beg to differ.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
“Because I knew that, sooner or later, he would come here and beg you to take his place in the Library Olympics.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
“Hey There Little Insect,” an impish folk-rocker, begs bugs not to bite, incorporating Bo Diddley’s signature clave rhythm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The album begs the question: What’s a “normal life” to a liberated woman?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
It begs the question what next for Spain's conductor?
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
"It begs the question, why couldn't it have been tested to the north of the Pacific Ocean, where there is an expanse of international waters?" he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
He begs me timidly if I might have some change to spare.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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
Trapped, Norris begged for a different strategy to give himself a chance of victory, and eventually circumstances presented it to him.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Children “dropped everything, ran up to him, begged for candy and wanted to take pictures. Some children even cried and begged him for their freedom. Santa himself acted very indifferent.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Which begged the question: How exactly would he die?
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
He said avocado growers have been begging the government for years to do more to address extortion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“We’re urging, we’re begging, we’re pleading to send more resources,” Jurado said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Insurers are begging Congress and the Administration for help to counter abuse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
After begging for order, he shouted "Let's do this!" which was met with cheers from the crowd.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Most begging him to waste the day spending a million dollars.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
