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[plee] / pli /




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A plea and case management hearing has also been set for 15 January.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

"These and other representations concerning Rush's military and academic accomplishments were false," the plea deal filing states.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

"The defendant will plead guilty because the defendant is in fact guilty of the charged offense," prosecutors stated in a court filing outlining the plea deal.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The plea agreement referenced at least two other victims, including one identified as E.Z., who Iza believed possessed a laptop containing large amount of cryptocurrency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Each of Dobzhansky’s insights was a powerful plea against the misuse of genetics and human eugenics.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The guilty pleas came shortly after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation barring third-party brokers from advertising, selling or transferring tee-time reservations at publicly owned golf courses without the written consent of the course operator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

The Telegraph leads again on the pleas from the family of retired explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

“The ability of the city to respond to someone’s pleas for help is incredibly important in ensuring that we maintain the trust of the public,” Raman recently told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Mark Knowles, defending, said McEvoy had entered guilty pleas because she not want to subject the boys to the ordeal of a trial.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Now a large number of people in our fleet, drawn out by the exclamations and pleas of the refugees, observed the incident from the decks of their ships.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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