pleading
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But his promotion was accelerated when Charlie was sent to prison in Alabama in 2005 after pleading guilty to tax evasion and making illegal campaign contributions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The expected rush has caused trepidation for the authorities, who are pleading for caution amid fears that the heavenly phenomenon will unleash hell on the ground.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Presumably most of the senators were aware that protocol requires a witness pleading the Fifth to plead it to all questions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The newspaper said Farage had received support ahead of the 2024 election from Cottrell, who was jailed for eight months in the US in 2017 after pleading guilty to a charge of wire fraud.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Nan answered my pleading look with a discreet shrug.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
He expects to see more pleadings for exemptions from state housing laws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
But those pleadings, often couched in apocalyptic tones, have fallen flat.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025
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
“Jerree . . .” “Come out and play, Jerry . . .” A parody of those long ago childhood pleadings.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
