entreaty

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Eberhard refused their entreaties to join them and rebuilt his life as an American, even lying about his age to enlist in the army in 1944.

From The Wall Street Journal

It took years for Mieke to respond to the entreaties she got from Seoul.

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He remained in Royal Lodge on the Windsor Estate, despite entreaties by Charles that he move to somewhere less lavish.

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Garland regarded the idea of using a million-dollar inheritance to free the world of million-dollar inheritances as hypocritical and resisted Sinclair’s entreaties.

From The Wall Street Journal

Producer Patrick Spence also made an impassioned entreaty: "It's not over. We beg you... get the story out."

From BBC