pleading

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Liberal Party Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price said Kumanjayi Little Baby was a relative of hers, and broke down in Parliament, pleading for an "honest conversation" about the failures of child protection.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Sun was sentenced in February to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty in October 2025 to one count of acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Resolving some issues took a lot of polite, and desperate, pleading with a machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The Quintanas were each sentenced in February 2024 in Miami’s federal court to serve 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to failing to make customs declarations and conspiring against the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Adria and I had been pleading with him for a dog for years.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles