pleading
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Nidal al-Arir wails on the ground, pleading for his son, who needs a corneal transplant.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
This was radical stuff in 1776, when Abigail Adams, the redoubtable wife of John, the founding father and future president, was pleading with her husband to “remember the ladies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
And in pleading guilty, Bolton admitted to having committed a crime.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
Others began to protest or write articles pleading that the experiment be saved.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The magistrate noticed Dyedka’s movements, and he went from pleading with Dobrynya to glaring at Dyedka.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
But those pleadings, often couched in apocalyptic tones, have fallen flat.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025
But a spokesperson for Bally Sports ignored my pleadings about whether The International Sportsman had ever aired.
From Slate ● May 29, 2024
It took 142 hearing days spread over almost six years, 800 pages of pleadings and more than 3,000 pages of documents from the lawyers to arrive at today's verdicts.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
McClure, then 38, had left work early after complaining of a headache and dizziness and was headed home, according to the pleadings.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
She had had no legal help; because of defects in her pleadings and the allegations she made in her complaint, we could secure only a small settlement judgment for her.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
