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implore

[im-plawr] / ɪmˈplɔr /


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She added: "I would implore you to have conversations, to be inquisitive about what your children are doing online."

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

And as corny as that may seem, I implore you: If you have even one microscopic iota of curiosity, see this film.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

Today U.S. allies implore Ukraine for drone help.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

We implore you to join us in concrete action:

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

I could go to the Commander, fall on the floor, my hair disheveled, as they say, grab him around the knees, confess, weep, implore.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

He implores Congress to invoke this clause to make a case for new voting rights legislation that can address the post-Callais landscape.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026

Evgeny agrees to share, but implores Dmitri not to eat it all because he “had to pawn off a bit of mother’s good silver and then wait three hours in line.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

Slumped in a chair moments after losing his light-middleweight world title at the Vale Sport Arena, Cardiff, the Swansea native's wife Emma gently implores her bloodied partner to give up the sport.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

In the blog post, Gates also implores rich nations to restore funding cuts that the foundation said led to the rise in deaths among children last year.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

"Every class and every individual must help us create the new Reich," Hitler implores.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

The two-time MVP, who spent his entire 20-year career in Milwaukee, told Yelich to accept—and implored him to do the one thing not even he was able to do with the Brewers: win a championship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

"I have some important documents I really need," he implored.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

This is a topic that is raised in these pages from time to time — most recently by this reader who implored more Americans to start saving early and not to be intimidated by money.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

"Do not be afraid to take the path out of this war. That is the main thing that is required of you now," he implored.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Penelope had implored the children to take naps in the afternoon so as not to be grouchy later, but their excitement made sleep impossible.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

But police are imploring people to trust accredited sources during emergencies.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

These same people are now hard at work imploring Moreno, “just don’t read The Times today.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Rob Murray sent videos of Rice to programs across the country, imploring their recruiters to come see the sweet lefty swing for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The secretary and pharmacist and my kid’s baseball coach ask, “How are you feeling?,” silently imploring me to give them a cancer update without making them ask.

From Slate ● May 6, 2026

She rushed over to where I stood and began pulling my hand, imploring me to go see my brother who, she said dramatically, was bleeding to death.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane


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