entreaty
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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
Rainbows danced around his head as he lifted his hands in entreaty.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Comcast chairman and controlling shareholder Brian Roberts had resisted investor entreaties on a spinoff until Monday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Zegna came to Malibu to make entreaties to the American fashion market with its colorful, louche new wares.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Dozens of ministerial-level entreaties by the State Department helped deliver contributions of medical personnel from the U.K. and allies across Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
In one of his most passionate entreaties yet to end the raging conflict in the Middle East, the American pope said faith was needed "in order to face this dramatic hour in history together".
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
Each child has its own entreaties to body and soul.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing entreaty
Pride and Prejudice
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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A Christmas Carol
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