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exhort

[ig-zawrt] / ɪgˈzɔrt /


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There was a time when he would commonly exhort Congress to pass border legislation:

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2024

OK, so her fans didn’t wear wrist-to-elbow bead bracelets, and she didn’t exhort them to register to vote — although her husband crusaded ardently for giving women the vote.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Her story appeared in Chinese social media despite digital and human censors and prompted commentators to exhort national media to highlight the scandal.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

They will talk and they will exhort but Davos is about bringing people together, at least a certain class of people, and for now divisive pressures are strong.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2023

He would exhort her and he would tell her all that was in his heart and still she was gentle.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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