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implore

[im-plawr] / ɪmˈplɔr /


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I implore you to encourage her to keep her options open about applying in the United States, as there are more financial aid options.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

"Darkness has no power where light arrives, and therefore we implore everyone to be that light in their surroundings. Don't allow evil to come. The best way to banish evil is to shine a light."

From BBC Dec. 15, 2025

And here, the study’s authors implore leaders to find a policy solution: Improve water management and reduce groundwater use now, and the world has a tool to slow the rate of sea level rise.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2025

I implore you to ask Admiral Sutterjee to reconsider this decision.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

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

Moments later, she implores Charlie to hire an “ugly guy” to do his taxes, and she brushes off a $10,000 payday Tallulah gets as “nothing.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 24, 2025

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

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

During her set she implored Rodrigo to make the festival an annual tradition.

From Los Angeles Times 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

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

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

From Barron's May 5, 2026

They implored me to let them; and when I said it was Dr. Van Helsing’s wish that either he or I should sit up, they asked me quite piteously to intercede with the “foreign gentleman.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

In the following months, Owens bombarded him with texts and emails, imploring him to date her and promising to carry the pregnancy to term if he didn’t respond.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

For years, we have ended the Supreme Court term with our Slate readers and Amicus listeners imploring us: “But what can we do?”

From Slate Jul. 18, 2026

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

“You wouldn’t give me another if I sat here all night imploring you.”

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin




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