pleading for

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But collectively, they have flooded Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube with videos of pitiful-looking animals - mostly dogs and cats, but even rabbits – with commentary pleading for donations to shelter, feed and treat them.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Guthrie has posted several emotional videos on social media, pleading for help from the public, but her conversation with Kotb is the first formal interview she has given since the case began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Players from both teams were pleading for foul calls most of the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

In October 2025, a 67-year-old retiree from Philadelphia sent an email to the Department of Homeland Security pleading for basic decency in how they carried out a high-profile asylum case.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

After pleading for so long to get a dog, we didn’t want to wait even one more day.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles