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our entreaties to give us another few minutes to answer the test questions fell on deaf ears
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On Wednesday, however, a federal judge in Florida declined that entreaty, rebuffing their attempt at releasing information from the Sunshine State’s 2005 and 2007 federal investigations into Epstein.
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 25 July 2025
But up to this point the industry has largely rebuffed these entreaties.
—Justin Worland, Time, 21 June 2025
But Texas is heeding the entreaties of President Trump to create at least five new Republican districts and help stave off a potential midterm loss, as the party out of power in the White House often succeeds in congressional midterms.
—New York Times, 24 July 2025
At a strategic level, therefore, Kim has reasons to reciprocate proactive entreaties by Seoul and Washington.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 25 July 2025
But up to this point the industry has largely rebuffed these entreaties.
—Justin Worland, Time, 21 June 2025
But Texas is heeding the entreaties of President Trump to create at least five new Republican districts and help stave off a potential midterm loss, as the party out of power in the White House often succeeds in congressional midterms.
—New York Times, 24 July 2025
At a strategic level, therefore, Kim has reasons to reciprocate proactive entreaties by Seoul and Washington.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for entreaty
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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entreaty. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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