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BMW, if you’re listening, please make Mr. Ryan’s dreams come true.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
“For families who are considering a move into Silverado Memory Care at Beach Cities today, please know that you can do so with confidence,” the Dec. 23 letter stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The doctor responded, "please do your thing and let me do my thing", the report says.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Samsung Electronics shareholders proved a difficult audience to please.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Betsie is ill! Oh please, she’s got to get to the hospital!”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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
Julia would in theory be free to marry whom she pleases, but she’s her father’s daughter: Worldly success means as much to her as it does to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
“Just when you think the flavor has fully revealed itself, you discover a subtle hint of citrus at the finish that really pleases the palate.”
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
It's sure to be a finale that pleases some fans and has others wanting more.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026
"Good men. Fine men. Any of the six will do, but I'd choose Allar Deem. My right arm. Good good man. Loyal. Pick him and you won't be sorry. If he pleases the king."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Waller said he would be pleased to see lower core readings on inflation this week, but will need to see several months of lower readings to feel that inflation is moving in the right direction.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
He said the investigation had been running at "lightning pace" over the past 48 hours, adding: "I am really pleased that we have a suspect firmly in custody."
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
One pictures McConnell’s aides staring at the hospital clock, counting the seconds until 20 minutes have passed, and being pleased to inform the senator that he can hang up.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2026
Fetveit, the real-estate broker and Lakeside-Somers Chamber of Commerce president, was pleased the project included only about a third of the homes previously approved for the property—to him, evidence of Discovery’s commitment to lower density.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
I was only too pleased to hand it to her.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
And she goes further, delivering the word “sorry” with oddly pleasing dissonance at one point and, at another, extending the word “no” to suggest both desperation and humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Jeff Greenblatt, a former researcher for Socolow who contributed to the “Wedges” paper, said the researchers had engaged in “a delicate dance” between maintaining their intellectual integrity and pleasing BP.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
“We do Flag Day real big up here,” notes one of many cheerful residents of Three Oaks, Mich., in a literally and figuratively flag-waving documentary about the immensely pleasing nature of small-town pride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
What I said in August: "Brighton are always pleasing on the eye and will not take a backwards step under Hurzeler. Another decent season awaits."
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Winnie’s shyness returned at once when she saw the big man with his sad face and baggy trousers, but as he gazed at her, the warm, pleasing feeling spread through her again.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
