entreat
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Optimists and happy warriors entreat us to lean on each other to get through these grim times, insisting that community is our strength.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026
The signatories entreat him to rapidly expand testing to counter huge lines and speed up test results which can take two weeks.
From The Guardian • Aug. 8, 2020
Was it safe for Lucy to entreat her father to play or should she “leave him be and let him crawl into bed with a stink in his hair?”
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2020
Likewise, he says he often gets impatient with people who entreat him to sign many items of memorabilia — most of which he believes will wind up sold online.
From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2017
My baby, my blood, my honest truth: entreat me not to leave thee, for whither thou goest I will go.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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