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But please don’t perform a frat-house party trick in front of co-workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Hey, Uncle Bill, could you please retract your prediction, considering your track record?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
OK, before we get into the politics, could I have just the facts, please?
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Bearish sentiment in the semiconductor sector is such that investors currently are a tough audience to please.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Rushing like a whirlwind into the kitchen, Sadako cried, “Oh, Mother! I can hardly wait to go to the carnival. Can we please hurry with breakfast?”
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
This isn’t just teenage dramatics: Elephant seals don’t hunt or eat as they molt, so he’s hungry and tired and will sleep wherever he damn pleases.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
The success many of the actors have found thanks to “The Secret Agent” very much pleases the filmmakers, but it also has a major downside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
He likes to come and go as he pleases, but it’s challenging to drive and get around in the winter.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
The text of Article 8 doesn’t mention any right to enjoy a cigarette whenever one pleases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
“If it pleases the Court, I am ready to call my witnesses.”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
Vallejo City Unified board Trustee John Fox said the district was pleased to see the former school campus repurposed for early childhood, providing a much-needed service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
She added: "I have never been part of a police investigation, as a suspect or as a witness, and I am pleased that this has now been recognised."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg said he was pleased with the company's progress.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Even if they are pleased with a company’s quarterly results, investors will be more excited by a rosy outlook.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Joey is only sixteen, but she’s pleased with the life that stretches before her—a road that many women have traveled before.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Professional engineers have said Nakagawa's products can be aesthetically pleasing and thought-provoking, but that his system is not practical.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
An adviser’s recommendations may not always be pleasing to hear, but they flow from a more complete understanding of a client’s situation based on detailed fact-finding, probing and insight into the client’s needs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Lawyers for the club argue that the 526-yard, par 5 is its signature hole, the hardest and most aesthetically pleasing on the course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Though Madison Square Garden is a core piece of New York iconography, it is not exactly aesthetically pleasing.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
She had never owned a garment in such an eye-catching color, but the Swanburne uniform featured a trim of navy ribbon around the hem that Penelope had always found pleasing.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
