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This novel centers on Pothivelu Pandaram, a hustling businessman in southern India whose trade consists of managing men and women with physical deformities who beg outside temples.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her."

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

“Just give me 10 minutes. I beg you. Please don’t let them have the show,” she said to security.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

The key, Rosenthal told MarketWatch, is that consumers shouldn’t “have to beg for it.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

“I beg your pardon,” she said firmly, “but if I am going to be sailing among you, surely you can tell me the name of the ship.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood