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entreaty

[en-tree-tee] / ɛnˈtri ti /


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Who could be falling for such an entreaty, one that requires a substantial misunderstanding of online job postings, of the internet, of contemporary employment?

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Producer Patrick Spence also made an impassioned entreaty: "It's not over. We beg you... get the story out."

From BBC • May 11, 2025

Francine Kraniotakis, who manages her family’s downtown business, George’s Pizza, posted her own entreaty in the Facebook group in April.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

Despite promises from Gov. Gavin Newsom that a request for federal aid was forthcoming, no such entreaty has been made.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Her glance wandered from his face away toward the Gulf, whose sonorous murmur readied her like a loving but imperative entreaty.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin




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