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implore

[im-plawr] / ɪmˈplɔr /


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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

In fact, I implore you to rent somewhere in your preferred location and see if the area suits you.

From MarketWatch Jan. 14, 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 I implore you not to look at me during the ceremony. I shall certainly laugh if you do.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

Her book implores readers to embrace the struggle.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 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

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

Davies recalled how network executives over the years implored Griffin to make the game easier; they believed the questions about science, history and geography were over the heads of most of the audience.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 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

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

Now, Blanche was in the office “behaving irrationally,” and she implored him to come to the Aircraft Loads Building to help the women deal with the situation.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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

The album's central theme is the ecstasy and chaos of fatherhood, with Dijon addressing the title track to his firstborn, then imploring his wife to expand the family on the subtly-titled Another Baby!

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

He kept looking at the limb, as if imploring it to return.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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