beg

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“It will beg the question of the senior staff, why are you here? Why do we need to promote you? Why do you need a raise when you’re flaunting things like that?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

“Because I knew that, sooner or later, he would come here and beg you to take his place in the Library Olympics.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein