begging
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She’s an interloper among established thespians, a woman in her late 50s who has only just begun listening to the little voice inside her, the one begging her to step outside her comfort zone.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
"It's terrifying," she said, before adding in an apparent plea to authorities: "Please, I'm begging you, do something to stop this."
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
“I’ve spent my summer begging, borrowing and stealing chips,” Faber said, then clarified: “I don’t want to say steal. Begging and borrowing!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Perhaps Mitchell and Webb's best known sketch, which sees them both dressed as Nazis while begging the question: "are we the baddies?"
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
On cue, the three older children dashed to their mother’s side, weeping and begging her not to succumb.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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