please

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But then you'll ask them what they want to purchase and they'll say "I'll have the cod please!"

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

"And I turned and I said, 'Hillary, are you okay, brother?' He said, 'Yes, yes, fine Chris, please go, go!' This is nothing new, you know, I'd go ahead, he'd go ahead."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“There are some desperate men in this case with terrible criminal records and tons of exposure, and they know what to say to please these prosecutors,” said Jim Trusty, Rozier’s attorney.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

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From Slate • May 28, 2026

“Ida, since I know you’ve read the book,” she said to me weakly, like it was her last request, “could you please read the first chapter today?”

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan