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Disney’s initial skepticism and the scene’s sheer impact on food both beg the question: How did one of the messiest foods imaginable become shorthand for romance?

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Some book purists beg to differ with Fennell’s interpretation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

The family of Chloe Mitchell, who was killed in Ballymena in 2023, have said they would "go down on their hands and knees to beg" for the barristers' strike to be resolved.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

I wanted to rush down the hall and beg Dad to take me to the store this very second to get a new cell.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas