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Hey, Uncle Bill, could you please retract your prediction, considering your track record?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
He had branded the planned reforms a "stupid idea" and urged Lammy to "please God, stop what you're doing".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
OK, before we get into the politics, could I have just the facts, please?
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Bearish sentiment in the semiconductor sector is such that investors currently are a tough audience to please.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
So…could you please go to my flat and pack up all my clothes, books, papers, and anything else you think would be useful on a small tropical island?
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
The success many of the actors have found thanks to “The Secret Agent” very much pleases the filmmakers, but it also has a major downside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
Julia would in theory be free to marry whom she pleases, but she’s her father’s daughter: Worldly success means as much to her as it does to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 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
He likes to come and go as he pleases, but it’s challenging to drive and get around in the winter.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
“Indeed! but why so?—I can hardly imagine that any thing which pleases or amuses you, should not please and amuse me too.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
Vaserstein, who took years to amass millions of followers with funny man-on-the-street interviews, was pleased with the success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
He says he was pleased to see people visiting the US and saying "it is not what I expected".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“We are pleased that the Bankruptcy Court recognized GLAZA’s bankruptcy filing as yet another bad-faith attempt to derail the ongoing litigation for its own benefit,” City Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Even if they are pleased with a company’s quarterly results, investors will be more excited by a rosy outlook.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Miss Buckner had not been pleased when Mr. Haber tapped me for the fashion show the first time around.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
An adviser’s recommendations may not always be pleasing to hear, but they flow from a more complete understanding of a client’s situation based on detailed fact-finding, probing and insight into the client’s needs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
And she goes further, delivering the word “sorry” with oddly pleasing dissonance at one point and, at another, extending the word “no” to suggest both desperation and humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Jeff Greenblatt, a former researcher for Socolow who contributed to the “Wedges” paper, said the researchers had engaged in “a delicate dance” between maintaining their intellectual integrity and pleasing BP.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
A pleasing end to a slightly surreal day.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
His table predicted, with pleasing accuracy, where new elements would slot in when they were found.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
