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[im-plawr] / ɪmˈplɔr /


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Crypto accounts, bank accounts and even eBay accounts are also vulnerable to phishing scams where thieves send an email with a link and implore you to click.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 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

Dismayed and very hungry and thirsty, he was forced to hurry off to the god and implore him to take his favor back.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

He meets his slightly older schoolmate Olympia, one of Eggers’ most beguiling creations, when she implores him to scrawl scatological bathroom graffiti on a playground structure in Old-English typography.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

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

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

And this time it’s Doug who implores Kayleen to touch his wound, believing she has a mysterious power to heal, a notion she rejects.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

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

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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

He implored supporters to respect the Italian anthem, reminding them that Italy were the first side to visit Bosnia after the war.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Elizabette Guecamburu, a bookkeeper who has a rare neuromuscular disorder, spoke at Monday’s rally and implored the governor to remember the teachings of their shared alma mater Santa Clara University, a Jesuit-led private school.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also implored Tehran to "return to the negotiating table and stop holding the region and the world hostage", echoing calls from French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

And judging from what Nico had told her the night before, their biggest challenge was yet to come when they reached the House of Hades—a challenge he’d implored her to keep secret from the others.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

For his sake, they likely will revert to imploring Angels owner Arte Moreno to “sell the team” soon enough.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

But in a way, you were doing exactly that with your friend by imploring him to shift his funds into assets that would yield a return of 8% to 9%, even before inflation.

From MarketWatch May 18, 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

Melanoma doctors organized and sent a letter to the FDA imploring it to approve RP1.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

One morning he sidled up next to me after roll call and tucked a hunk of bread into my hand, imploring, “Eat. You’re wasting away.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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