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begging

ADJECTIVE
desirous
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
undesirous


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That’s despite the Iran war pushing oil prices above $100 a barrel, a new Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hike and artificial-intelligence executives publicly begging their own industry to slow down.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

“People, I would argue, are not even begging to use AI,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

While begging her parents to keep sending her money, Hannah admitted that she thinks of herself as “the voice of my generation. “Or at least a voice.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

The boys laugh at her afflictions, but the smile turns to shame when she later shows up at the Waldrop home begging forgiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“He knows we’re going someplace,” I said, “and he’s begging me to let him go with us.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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