implored

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also implored Tehran to "return to the negotiating table and stop holding the region and the world hostage", echoing calls from French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

“I’m pining so badly,” he later implored, “I could throw myself down on the ground before you!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He implored those same liberals to look beyond the Totenkopf and dig deeper into Platner’s stated policy goals, for which he has expressed nothing that could be construed as Nazi ideology.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

He said the next morning when his friend clocked his newly acquired blue hue, he implored him to dash straight to the A&E department at Queen's Hospital in Burton, Staffordshire.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“Look, look,” he implored her, crouched, slapping the pavement with both hands.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee