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implore

[im-plawr] / ɪmˈplɔr /


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At the same event, Security Minister Dan Jarvis will implore AI firms to work with the government on the "generational endeavour" to make sure AI is used to protect critical networks from attackers.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

Today U.S. allies implore Ukraine for drone help.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

In fact, I implore you to rent somewhere in your preferred location and see if the area suits you.

From MarketWatch Jan. 14, 2026

And here, the study’s authors implore leaders to find a policy solution: Improve water management and reduce groundwater use now, and the world has a tool to slow the rate of sea level rise.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2025

Dismayed and very hungry and thirsty, he was forced to hurry off to the god and implore him to take his favor back.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

He implores Congress to invoke this clause to make a case for new voting rights legislation that can address the post-Callais landscape.

From Slate Jun. 4, 2026

Slumped in a chair moments after losing his light-middleweight world title at the Vale Sport Arena, Cardiff, the Swansea native's wife Emma gently implores her bloodied partner to give up the sport.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

In the blog post, Gates also implores rich nations to restore funding cuts that the foundation said led to the rise in deaths among children last year.

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

Charlie’s father implores his son—“tell me what to do”— and says he’d rather have Charlie alive and hating him than dead on the streets.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 15, 2025

"Every class and every individual must help us create the new Reich," Hitler implores.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

This is a topic that is raised in these pages from time to time — most recently by this reader who implored more Americans to start saving early and not to be intimidated by money.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

"Do not be afraid to take the path out of this war. That is the main thing that is required of you now," he implored.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Earlier, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz implored Iran to "return to the negotiating table and stop holding the region and the world hostage", echoing calls from Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

He delivered presentations, talked coaches’ ears off, and implored any player who would listen to take a chance on a country 4,700 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

I implored a friend of mine to use what influence he had to obtain an appointment for me with the secretary of the party.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

For years, we have ended the Supreme Court term with our Slate readers and Amicus listeners imploring us: “But what can we do?”

From Slate Jul. 18, 2026

Rob Murray sent videos of Rice to programs across the country, imploring their recruiters to come see the sweet lefty swing for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

But in a way, you were doing exactly that with your friend by imploring him to shift his funds into assets that would yield a return of 8% to 9%, even before inflation.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

Abrams, Jane Fonda and Kristen Stewart, have signed an open letter imploring Bonta and other regulators to block the merger.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

Ashley looked at me with those beautiful, imploring eyes.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben




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