beg

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“It will beg the question of the senior staff, why are you here? Why do we need to promote you? Why do you need a raise when you’re flaunting things like that?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The doctor has worked with high school athletes who beg for a chance to play a final game after suffering a torn ACL.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

“Just give me 10 minutes. I beg you. Please don’t let them have the show,” she said to security.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

The family of Chloe Mitchell, who was killed in Ballymena in 2023, have said they would "go down on their hands and knees to beg" for the barristers' strike to be resolved.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Roman fauns tended to hang around and beg and eat.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan