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[beg] / bɛg /




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Robert added: "When your child is dying, you shouldn't have to beg to get help that she's entitled to."

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

“I said to our professionals, ‘Look, if you were running a business that was capacity constrained and had really high margins, you would beg, borrow and steal to expand that business.’”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

But as the season draws nearer and a new era of Bruin football begins, all the enthusiasm does beg the question: What does a successful debut actually look like for Chesney at UCLA?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Health minister Aden Duale was held in contempt of court this week after failing to follow a ruling that halted its preparations and had to beg for a pardon.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

If he gets a tidbit of food, he’s just going to beg constantly.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

While roadways like the 5 serve to get you from one point to another quickly and efficiently, this one begs you to relish the journey.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

McCullum is said to be supportive of players taking responsibility for their behaviour, which begs the question as to why he went along with the curfew in the first place.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The supposed victim, an annoying little girl who is perpetually at war with her father, begs to be spirited away by a woman she meets outside a fast-food joint.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

"It begs the question, why couldn't it have been tested to the north of the Pacific Ocean, where there is an expanse of international waters?" he said.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

She no longer begs Madame Manec to take her to the train station, to write another letter, to spend another futile afternoon at the prefecture trying to petition occupation authorities to locate her father.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Boyle Heights was reaching a breaking point as a deadline passed to clean up 88 million pounds of rotten food from the burned-down warehouse and residents begged for relief from the horrifying stench.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

A bystander begged to help Good, to check her pulse and perform first aid.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Trapped, Norris begged for a different strategy to give himself a chance of victory, and eventually circumstances presented it to him.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Voters have begged politicians for years to do something about energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

He cringed and quietly begged the children to stop, stuffed moss in his one good ear and went to bed early on that dreadful night.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

“We’re urging, we’re begging, we’re pleading to send more resources,” Jurado said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

US television star journalist Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal Saturday for anyone with information about her mother's disappearance to come forward, saying "we are begging for help" six months after the kidnapping took place.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

“I know you have tried to do things the right way, so I’m asking you, begging you, to do the right thing now,” Guthrie said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

One of Reza's relatives was searching and begging "just find my child, find my son", he says.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The boys were immediately on my side, begging for him to join us, and they eventually relented.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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