- present participle of plead.
pleading
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This was radical stuff in 1776, when Abigail Adams, the redoubtable wife of John, the founding father and future president, was pleading with her husband to “remember the ladies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
And in pleading guilty, Bolton admitted to having committed a crime.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
Silent prayer vigils, cautiously worded protest banners and T-shirts pleading for neighbourhoods to be spared -- Hanoi residents are showing rare public opposition to a massive redevelopment scheme that could displace hundreds of thousands.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The 61-year-old has been remanded in custody since pleading guilty last month and is facing a substantial jail term.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
She looked again at Sifen’s pleading eyes and swallowed.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
“Unless they were verified pleadings, or like a declaration, they are not something that can be used against Trump,” Rahmani said.
From Salon ● May 6, 2024
They were likewise rejected by a state court after a judge found their pleadings largely “legally incoherent despite a heavy larding of pseudo-legal rhetoric.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
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
That it’s being said aloud in courtrooms, in pleadings, and in affidavits should not surprise anyone.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2024
“Jerree . . .” “Come out and play, Jerry . . .” A parody of those long ago childhood pleadings.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
