begged

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In August 1965, when she was only six years old, Cohen begged her parents to let her stay up past her bedtime and watch Paul McCartney sing “Yesterday” on Sullivan’s popular variety show.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

"My children went to bed hungry three nights in a row. My wife was crying, so were my children. So I begged a neighbour for some money to buy flour," he says.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

French doctors last year begged the authorities to act, saying women and children were especially being contaminated and blaming "phosphate fertilisers containing too much cadmium".

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Don’t miss: ‘My parents begged me never to put him in a home’: I have taken care of my disabled brother my entire life.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

“What if I knelt to you? If I begged you?”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell