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[pleez] / pliz /




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A candidate presented as the choice of three great powers would have to win the consent of the states he was not chosen to please.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

I’ve been looking for you’ and please every single audience member,” Kramer said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Det Ch Insp Paula Jones said: "We are continuing to appeal for anyone who was in the area of Breck Road shortly after 14:00 and saw, heard or captured anything to please get in touch."

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

And if this sounds like too much, please remember that the full cornucopia is entirely optional.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

That would certainly please his parents, who didn't like barking and whining one bit.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Although the unit is available for guests to rent, the actor is undoubtedly also welcome to reside at the pad whenever he pleases.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Hate is a virus that spreads how it pleases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

“Just when you think the flavor has fully revealed itself, you discover a subtle hint of citrus at the finish that really pleases the palate.”

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026

"The industry won't be successful if the illicit market does as it pleases."

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026

Either way, if it annoys Madoc, it pleases Vivi.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Another ad, featuring a young couple pleased with improved public transit under a Raman administration, has 400,000 views.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The company also pleased Wall Street with an early look at what’s expected for next year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

He said he has been pleased with his bike, a never-ridden 2022 model he picked up at a substantial discount, though he is puzzled by what he sees as LiveWire’s failure to publicize its products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The company said it was "pleased that the consultation recognises the potential role of less visually intrusive overhead infrastructure, including monopoles, and invites evidence on their use".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

But when I had told him about Shanghai Chic—leaving out the part about modeling—he’d been pleased with the scheme to rent pieces to Formann’s.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

The staggered statements within “Trio Piece” advance with oddly pleasing grace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Herbert and the starting offense, though, made sure they left something pleasing on film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

When Ritchson isn’t barreling through that summertime face-punching tour, he fronts pleasing if unchallenging straight-to-streaming romps like “Playdate” and “War Machine.”

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

Each scenario asks players to pick one action from three choices on the screen, with each potentially upsetting or pleasing the different factions.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Also pleasing was the great accuracy of the data, which illustrated better than any previous analytical work the equality of adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson


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