- present participle of plead.
pleading
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This was radical stuff in 1776, when Abigail Adams, the redoubtable wife of John, the founding father and future president, was pleading with her husband to “remember the ladies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
And in pleading guilty, Bolton admitted to having committed a crime.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
Others began to protest or write articles pleading that the experiment be saved.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The 61-year-old has been remanded in custody since pleading guilty last month and is facing a substantial jail term.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Pinmei,” Yishan said again, but this time his voice was no longer pleading, but deep and clear with unexpected gravity.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
His firm twice praised the 2021 affidavit option in early court pleadings but made no mention in hearings of its disappearance from the new plan.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
He expects to see more pleadings for exemptions from state housing laws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
The judge reviewed all the pleadings, spoke to the victim’s family, and agreed that the negotiation was “a proper remedy” under the circumstances.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2024
It took 142 hearing days spread over almost six years, 800 pages of pleadings and more than 3,000 pages of documents from the lawyers to arrive at today's verdicts.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
Despite her mother’s pleadings and warnings, she went to see her father.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
