begging
Example Sentences
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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
Reimagining her hit song, Jolene, Parton changed the lyrics to "vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I'm begging of you, please don't hesitate".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Later, he would describe the chant as the “sad, imploring wail we’ve all got buried in our hearts—the sound of begging someone, anyone, to hear us.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
