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On “To Catch a Predator,” there is no differentiation between the levels of danger the men pose; no mercy for those who understand they’re sick and desperately plead for rehabilitation.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The father decided to plead guilty to avoid a long trial and spare his family reliving the child's death in court, Alexandrou said.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

ADM went on to plead guilty to conspiring to fix prices and set sales volumes on two products it sold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Ho is the only defendant to plead guilty to the prosecutions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Someone who will not plead, or explain, or think he can alter my design with entreaties, because he alone really knows how I operate.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

He pleads with Yusron to lie for him, giving him a series of cover stories he can use to retract his evidence document.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

"Jolene, I'm begging of you, please don't take my man," she pleads.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Alejandro Tellez’s contribution came with the punchy “Linda Sonrisa,” that pleads for someone to realize the realities of the mistreatment they’re facing with another lover.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

“Your honor, I object. This case is not funny!” pleads the prosecutor amid the sweltering hilarity, but few appear to agree with him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

When she leaves work every afternoon, he pleads in a tiny voice for her to stay—or at least to take him with her.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Dubai-based shipping agents for the tankers have pleaded with businesses in Sri Lanka to send out fresh food and fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ortiz, who is from Florida, has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

During a hearing on Friday morning, the two men pleaded not guilty and were released from custody, according to court records.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

In the face of overwhelming evidence, Kao pleaded guilty in both cases in the fall of 2022.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Please,” La Llorona pleaded, standing up and stepping in front of me.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

For example, Jason Galanis, who pled guilty to defrauding the Oglala Sioux Nation, had paid just over $2 million of his $80 million restitution before his sentence was commuted and the restitution erased in 2025.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

In August 2024 he rejected a motion to dismiss a private suit against Harvard, writing, “the facts as pled show that Harvard failed its Jewish students.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Sturgeon said: "He was still lying to me right up until the day he pled guilty."

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

In more recent cases, State Department intelligence analyst Walter Kendall Myers and former US ambassador to Bolivia Victor Manuel Rocha pled guilty in separate cases to spying for the communist country.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

“Dr. Trefusis,” I pled, “you must not sleep. I fear I bled you too extremely.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Then she saw the video of him pleading with the police when they first accused him of the break-in.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

I look at Patrick, who shoots me a pleading expression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

It is not clear the charges to which Sanchez will be pleading guilty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The 46-year-old, who is also the owner of the San Francisco 49ers, was convicted of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools after pleading no contest to two charges.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Her question seems both genuinely curious and also pleading.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse