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beseechingly



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Or, as Rep. Stacey Plaskett put it, simply, beseechingly, on Wednesday, “This happened.”

From Slate Feb. 11, 2021

Then she lifted her thin, blue-veined hands and clasped them beseechingly.

From Time Oct. 14, 2016

“John,” Cruz says, beseechingly, “this party is really just for people who have a path forward at the convention.”

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2016

A short man whose graceful body is tense with anxiety, he gazes beseechingly heavenward.

From New York Times Oct. 7, 2010

She looked up beseechingly at the young keeper.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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